diff --git a/python/.env.versions b/python/.env.versions
index 9ccd756e..259de5ad 100644
--- a/python/.env.versions
+++ b/python/.env.versions
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 HATCH_VERSION="1.14.2"
 
 # Full pip install command
-HATCH_INSTALL_CMD="pip install hatch==${HATCH_VERSION}"
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+# Pin virtualenv<21 to work around https://github.com/pypa/hatch/issues/2193
+HATCH_INSTALL_CMD="pip install hatch==${HATCH_VERSION} virtualenv<21"
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diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index b34b87f6..7e7590ff 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ extra-dependencies = [
 [tool.hatch.envs.lint]
 path = ".venv/lint"
 template = "testenv"
+skip-install = true
 dependencies = [
   "flake8",
   "black==24.4.1"
diff --git a/python/version.py b/python/version.py
index 4db56e70..bb90a0a6 100644
--- a/python/version.py
+++ b/python/version.py
@@ -1,33 +1,15 @@
-import subprocess
-
 CURRENT_VERSION = "0.1.30"
-# run a shell command and return stdout
-def run_cmd(cmd):
-    cmd_proc = subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, capture_output=True)
-    if cmd_proc.returncode != 0:
-        raise OSError(
-            f"Shell command '{cmd}' failed with return code {cmd_proc.returncode}\n"
-            f"STDERR: {cmd_proc.stderr.decode('utf-8')}"
-        )
-    return cmd_proc.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()
 
 
-# fetch the most recent build version for hatch environment creation
 def get_version():
-    """Return the package version based on latest git tag."""
+    """Return the package version based on CURRENT_VERSION or env override."""
     import os
 
     # Optionally override with environment variable
     if "PACKAGE_VERSION" in os.environ:
         return os.environ.get("PACKAGE_VERSION")
 
-    # Fall back to git tag
-    try:
-        return CURRENT_VERSION
-    except (OSError, ValueError) as E:
-        # Return a fallback version if git operations fail
-        # TODO - Raise with error message
-        raise E
+    return CURRENT_VERSION
 
 
 __version__ = get_version()