diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fcf3e4d..e48831e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
 	import setup_helper
 	setup_helper.install_custom_make_tarball()
 
-import paramiko
 
 setup(name = "paramiko",
-      version = paramiko.__version__,
+      version = "1.7.10"
       description = "SSH2 protocol library",
       author = "Jeff Forcier",
       author_email = "jeff@bitprophet.org",