diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 73c4eb831..d9ccbcdf2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
 
 
 def read_version(fname="whisper/version.py"):
-    exec(compile(open(fname, encoding="utf-8").read(), fname, "exec"))
-    return locals()["__version__"]
+    frame_locals = {}
+    exec(
+        compile(open(fname, encoding="utf-8").read(), fname, "exec"),
+        globals(),
+        frame_locals,
+    )
+    return frame_locals["__version__"]
 
 
 requirements = []