Add VERSION

VERSION

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.2.6

app/app.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import uuid
 from functools import wraps
 
 import argostranslatefiles
-import pkg_resources
 from argostranslatefiles import get_supported_formats
 from flask import Flask, abort, jsonify, render_template, request, url_for, send_file
 from flask_swagger import swagger
@@ -19,6 +18,13 @@ from .api_keys import Database
 from .suggestions import Database as SuggestionsDatabase
 
 
+def get_version():
+    try:
+        with open("VERSION") as f:
+            return f.read().strip()
+    except:
+        return "?"
+
 def get_upload_dir():
     upload_dir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "libretranslate-files-translate")
 
@@ -200,7 +206,7 @@ def create_app(args):
             frontendTimeout=args.frontend_timeout,
             api_keys=args.api_keys,
             web_version=os.environ.get("LT_WEB") is not None,
-            version=pkg_resources.require("LibreTranslate")[0].version
+            version=get_version()
         )
 
     @app.route("/javascript-licenses", methods=["GET"])

setup.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
-    version='1.2.5',
+    version=open('VERSION').read().strip(),
     name='libretranslate',
     license='GNU Affero General Public License v3.0',
     description='Free and Open Source Machine Translation API. Self-hosted, no limits, no ties to proprietary services.',