diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 349add2..f47efea 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 {
-    "client_name": "ds",
-    "project_name": "default",
-    "__project_name_slug": "{{cookiecutter.project_name | slugify}}",
-    "__client_name_slug": "{{cookiecutter.client_name | slugify}}",
-    "repo_name": "{{cookiecutter.__client_name_slug}}-{{cookiecutter.__project_name_slug}}",
-    "ci": [
-      "GitLab",
-      "Github",
-      "None"
-    ],
-    "jupytext": [
-      "No",
-      "Yes"
-    ],
-    "python_package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.__project_name_slug.replace('-', '_') }}",
-    "__package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.python_package_name }}",
-    "_copy_without_render": [
-      ".github/workflows/*.yml"
-    ]
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  "client_name": "ds",
+  "project_name": "default",
+  "__project_name_slug": "{{cookiecutter.project_name | slugify}}",
+  "__client_name_slug": "{{cookiecutter.client_name | slugify}}",
+  "repo_name": "{{cookiecutter.__client_name_slug}}-{{cookiecutter.__project_name_slug}}",
+  "ci": ["Github", "GitLab", "None"],
+  "jupytext": ["No", "Yes"],
+  "docs": ["Sphinx", "No docs"],
+  "versioning": ["Bumpversion", "None"],
+  "python_package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.__project_name_slug.replace('-', '_') }}",
+  "__package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.python_package_name }}",
+  "_copy_without_render": [".github/workflows/*.yml", ".github/workflows/*.yaml"]
+}
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 37a1eda..a806a90 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -4,33 +4,50 @@
 
 print("Running post generation...")
 
-ci = "{{ cookiecutter.ci }}"
+files_to_be_removed = []
 
-REMOVE_PATHS = []
-
-gitlab_files = [
+GITLAB_FILES = [
     ".gitlab-ci.yml",
     "docker/precommit"
 ]
 
-github_files = [
+GITHUB_FILES = [
     ".github/",
 ]
 
+DOCS_FILES = [
+    "docs/",
+    "build_docs.sh",
+    ".github/workflows/documentation.yml"
+]
+
+BUMPVERSION_FILES = [
+    ".bumpversion.cfg",
+    "bump_version.sh"
+]
+
 {% if cookiecutter.ci != "GitLab" %}
-REMOVE_PATHS.extend(gitlab_files)
+files_to_be_removed.extend(GITLAB_FILES)
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if cookiecutter.ci != "Github" %}
-REMOVE_PATHS.extend(github_files)
+files_to_be_removed.extend(GITHUB_FILES)
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if cookiecutter.jupytext != "Yes" %}
-REMOVE_PATHS.extend(["notebooks/example.py"])
+files_to_be_removed.append("notebooks/example.py")
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if cookiecutter.docs == "No docs" %}
+files_to_be_removed.extend(DOCS_FILES)
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if cookiecutter.versioning != "Bumpversion" %}
+files_to_be_removed.extend(BUMPVERSION_FILES)
 {% endif %}
 
 print("Cleaning files... 🌀")
-for path in REMOVE_PATHS:
+for path in files_to_be_removed:
     path = Path(path)
     if path.exists() and path.is_file():
         print(f"Clean up file: '{path}'")
@@ -44,4 +61,4 @@
 for path in Path("").rglob("*.sh"):
     path.chmod(path.stat().st_mode | stat.S_IXUSR)
 
-print("DONE 🎆")
\ No newline at end of file
+print("DONE 🎆")
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.bumpversion.cfg b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.bumpversion.cfg
index 2006ad1..a9aa167 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.bumpversion.cfg	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.bumpversion.cfg	
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ values =
 	dev
 	prod
 
-[bumpversion:file:./src/{{cookiecutter.__package_name}}/VERSION]
+[bumpversion:file:./src/{{cookiecutter.__package_name}}/__version__.py]
+search = __version__ = '{current_version}'
+replace = __version__ = '{new_version}'
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d8ef467..a4eacf8 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitlab-ci.yml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitlab-ci.yml	
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ variables:
   DOCKER_REGISTRY: $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH
   PRECOMMIT_IMAGE: $DOCKER_REGISTRY/precommit
 
-
 # run CI on default branch or MR only
 workflow:
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
+    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+    - if: "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID"
 
 stages:
   - preparation
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ stages:
   stage: preparation
   image: docker:23
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
       changes:
         - docker/precommit/Dockerfile
         - .pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ stages:
 # Consider to use stable commit SHA from main branch instead
 # and manual changes to reduce surprises.
 
-
 # To overcome issue that latest might not be present
 # and assume that this either new project / done in
 # atomic merge request and is not main branch
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ lint-precommit-changed:
         - docker/precommit/Dockerfile
         - .pre-commit-config.yaml
       when: always
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
       when: never
 
 #############################################
@@ -140,6 +138,7 @@ lint-precommit-changed:
 ###########################################
 
 # Job to run pytest with code coverage + license check
+# TODO make installing bump2version below conditional on cookiecutter parameter choice
 tests:
   image: $PYTHON_DOCKER_IMAGE
   stage: tests
@@ -236,6 +235,8 @@ tests:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
+
+{%- if cookiecutter.docs != "No docs" %}
 ##############################################
 
 # Job to build Sphinx docs and host it on GitLab Pages
@@ -249,6 +250,8 @@ pages:
     - ./build_docs.sh
   artifacts:
     paths:
-    - public
+      - public
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    
+{% endif -%}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md
index 2aaa1db..21a0945 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/README.md	
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Read more about different modes in [documentation](https://ipython.org/ipython-d
 All code should be in `src/` to make reusability and review straightforward, keep notebooks simple for exploratory data analysis.
 See also [Cookiecutter Data Science opinion](https://drivendata.github.io/cookiecutter-data-science/#notebooks-are-for-exploration-and-communication).
 
+{%- if cookiecutter.docs != "No docs" %}
 # Project documentation
 
 In `docs/` directory are Sphinx RST/Markdown files.
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ $ ./build_docs.sh
 Then open `public/index.html` file.
 
 Please read the official [Sphinx documentation](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/) for more details.
+{% endif -%}
 
 {% if cookiecutter.ci == "GitLab" %}
 
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ Treat them as read-only files and edit only notebooks.
 
 {%- endif -%}
 
+{%- if cookiecutter.versioning == "Bumpversion" %}
 # Semantic version bump
 
 To bump version of the library please use `bump2version` which will update all version strings.
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ $ ./bump_version.sh --dry-run major
 Script updates **VERSION** file and setup.cfg automatically uses that version.
 
 You can configure it to update version string in other files as well - please check out the bump2version configuration file.
+{% endif -%}
 
 {% if cookiecutter.ci == "GitLab" %}
 
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml
index 10da5a8..bff0d5f 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = [
-    "setuptools >= 40.9.0",
-    "wheel",
-]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 40.9.0", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.isort]
-multi_line_output=3
-line_length=120
+multi_line_output = 3
+line_length = 120
 include_trailing_comma = true
-known_first_party=[
-    '{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}'
-]
-known_third_party=[  # Most popular libraries. Extend if necessary.
+known_first_party = ['{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}']
+known_third_party = [ # Most popular libraries. Extend if necessary.
     'IPython',
     'PIL',
     'cv2',
@@ -47,13 +42,13 @@ known_third_party=[  # Most popular libraries. Extend if necessary.
     'tqdm',
     'typer',
 ]
-skip_gitignore=true
+skip_gitignore = true
 
 [tool.black]
-line_length=120
+line_length = 120
 
 [tool.pytest]
-norecursedirs=[
+norecursedirs = [
     '.git',
     '.tox',
     '.env',
@@ -88,7 +83,7 @@ warn_unused_ignores = false
 show_error_codes = true
 check_untyped_defs = true
 no_implicit_optional = true
-mypy_path=['src']
+mypy_path = ['src']
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 module = "{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}.*"
@@ -96,34 +91,34 @@ ignore_missing_imports = false
 disallow_untyped_defs = true
 
 [tool.pylint.basic]
-good-names="i,j,x,y,z,x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2,cv,df,dx,dy,dz,w,h,c,b,g,qa,q,a"
-max-args=8
+good-names = "i,j,x,y,z,x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2,cv,df,dx,dy,dz,w,h,c,b,g,qa,q,a"
+max-args = 8
 
 [tool.pylint.main]
-load-plugins=["pylint.extensions.docparams"]
+load-plugins = ["pylint.extensions.docparams"]
 
 [tool.pylint.messages_control]
-disable=[
-        "suppressed-message",
-        # therefore we wouldn't have to install full dependency set in order to lint
-        "import-error",
-        # sometimes we create a dataclass or Pydantic module and just don't need public methods
-        "too-few-public-methods",
-        # below is handled by pycln
-        "unused-import",
-        # below is handled by isort
-        "wrong-import-order",
-        # too restrictive
-        "too-many-instance-attributes",
-        # not necessary nor useful in our projects
-        "missing-module-docstring"
-        ]
+disable = [
+    "suppressed-message",
+    # therefore we wouldn't have to install full dependency set in order to lint
+    "import-error",
+    # sometimes we create a dataclass or Pydantic module and just don't need public methods
+    "too-few-public-methods",
+    # below is handled by pycln
+    "unused-import",
+    # below is handled by isort
+    "wrong-import-order",
+    # too restrictive
+    "too-many-instance-attributes",
+    # not necessary nor useful in our projects
+    "missing-module-docstring",
+]
 
 [tool.pylint.format]
-max-line-length=120
+max-line-length = 120
 
 [tool.pylint.miscellaneous]
-notes=["XXX"]
+notes = ["XXX"]
 
 [tool.pylint.parameter_documentation]
 accept-no-param-doc = false
@@ -133,13 +128,13 @@ accept-no-yields-doc = false
 default-docstring-type = "google"
 
 [tool.pylint.design]
-max-locals=20
+max-locals = 20
 
 [tool.pylint.similarities]
-min-similarity-lines=10
+min-similarity-lines = 10
 
 [tool.bandit]
-exclude_dirs = ["venv",]
+exclude_dirs = ["venv"]
 # B101 disables errors for asserts in the code
 # remember to not use asserts for security and control flows
-skips = ["B101"]
\ No newline at end of file
+skips = ["B101"]
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg
index a78566e..84b5d3f 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 name = {{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}
 # do not change version by hand: use bump_version.sh
-version = file: src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/VERSION
+version = attr: {{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}.__version__.__version__
 description = "deepsense.ai project"
 author = deepsense.ai
 author_email = contact@deepsense.ai
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/VERSION b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 772a55e..0000000
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/VERSION	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.1-dev
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/__version__.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/__version__.py
index 4d271e8..3742a1f 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/__version__.py	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/__version__.py	
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 """Version information."""
-from pathlib import Path
 
-version_file = Path(__file__).absolute().parents[0] / "VERSION"
-__version__ = version_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+__version__ = "0.0.1"