diff --git a/_version.py b/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d38a12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+# This file was generated by 'versioneer.py' (0.16) from
+# revision-control system data, or from the parent directory name of an
+# unpacked source archive. Distribution tarballs contain a pre-generated copy
+# of this file.
+
+import json
+import sys
+
+version_json = '''
+{
+ "dirty": false,
+ "error": null,
+ "full-revisionid": "a3299586b05d422800ff8a618a2ba35e00e62665",
+ "version": "2022.01.0"
+}
+'''  # END VERSION_JSON
+
+
+def get_versions():
+    return json.loads(version_json)
diff --git a/python-dask.spec b/python-dask.spec
index 8bf5d59..24a0d0a 100644
--- a/python-dask.spec
+++ b/python-dask.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Summary:        Parallel PyData with Task Scheduling
 License:        BSD
 URL:            https://github.com/dask/dask/
 Source0:        https://github.com/dask/dask/archive/%{tag}/%{srcname}-%{tag}.tar.gz
+# Grab this from the sdist until we switch back to it.
+Source1:        _version.py
 # https://github.com/dask/dask/issues/6725
 Patch0001:      0001-Skip-test_encoding_gh601-on-big-endian-machines.patch
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ Documentation for dask.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{tag} -p1
+cp %SOURCE1 %{srcname}/
 
 
 %generate_buildrequires