diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 84425db..0000000
--- a/build.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict
-from rejson import __version__
-
-def build(setup_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-    setup_kwargs.update({
-        "zip_safe": False,
-        "version": __version__
-    })
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f950843..15bca7b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "rejson"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.5.6"
 description = "RedisJSON Python Client"
 authors = ["RedisLabs <oss@redislabs.com>"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 readme = "README.md"
-build = "build.py"
 
 classifiers = [
     'Topic :: Database',