diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b651b9d07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+node: $Format:%H$
+node-date: $Format:%cI$
+ref-names: $Format:%D$
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index f713b27424..222c26f0cf 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-cuda/_version.py export-subst
-
 * text eol=lf
 *.cmd text eol=crlf
 
@@ -16,3 +14,9 @@ cuda_core/cuda/core/_cpp/*.hpp -binary text diff
 *.svg binary
 # SCM syntax highlighting & preventing 3-way merges
 pixi.lock merge=binary linguist-language=YAML linguist-generated=true
+
+# "export-subst" specifies that this file will get filled in with the current
+# commit and tag information when running `git archive`.  This allows
+# `setuptools-scm` to correctly determine the version when building from a git
+# archive.  See #1609.
+.git_archival.txt export-subst
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1c4339b948..44ba5d5bf2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ repos:
         language: python
         additional_dependencies:
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-        exclude: '.*pixi\.lock'
+        exclude: '(.*pixi\.lock)|(\.git_archival\.txt)'
         args: ["--fix"]
 
       - id: no-markdown-in-docs-source
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new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..d7a42b253d
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new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..d7a42b253d
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+++ b/cuda_core/.git_archival.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/.git_archival.txt b/cuda_pathfinder/.git_archival.txt
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..d7a42b253d
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new file mode 120000
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