use setuptools_scm

Author: Conengmo

docs/conf.py

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 # serve to show the default.
 
 import os
-import subprocess
 import sys
 
+import setuptools_scm
+
 # Use the currently checked out folium of this folder
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.pardir))
 
@@ -55,11 +56,7 @@
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 
-version = subprocess.check_output(["git", "describe", "--tags"]).decode().strip()
-if "-" in version:
-    version = version.replace("-", ".dev", 1)
-release = version
-
+version = release = setuptools_scm.get_version()
 print(f"Version: {version}")
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation