Make sure to import the fallback version _first_

setup.py

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
     setuptools_scm_requirement = 'setuptools_scm>=4.0.0,<=4.1.2'
     scm_dict = {'write_to': version_file_path, 'write_to_template': '__version__ "{version}"'}
 
-# Add the fallback version to whatever was set for scm_dict
-scm_dict['fallback_version'] = __version__
 
 # if python_version < (3, 8):
 #     scm_dict = {'write_to': 'eessi/testsuite/_version.py'}
@@ -38,8 +36,10 @@
 #     scm_require = ['setuptools>=61', 'setuptools_scm>=8']
 #     scm_arg_key = "version_file"
 
+# Add the fallback version to whatever was set for scm_dict
 sys.path.append('.')
 from eessi.testsuite import __version__
+scm_dict['fallback_version'] = __version__
 
 setuptools.setup(
 #    use_scm_version={scm_arg_key: 'eessi/testsuite/_version.py', 'fallback_version': __version__},