Published sdist (12.0.0) cannot be installed from source — it omits the VERSION file; sdists built from HEAD are fine

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2/5
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Issue type
Bug
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Clearly specified
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Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, release

Research direction

Compare the published 12.0.0 sdist with an sdist built from HEAD, then inspect setup.py and the VERSION file it reads. Use the normal release process to produce a distribution that includes VERSION, and verify installation with the shown Python 3.12 pip command.

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Description

Installing hubspot-api-client from source fails:

$ docker run --rm python:3.12 pip install --no-binary :all: hubspot-api-client
...
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'VERSION'

The published 12.0.0 sdist does not contain the VERSION file setup.py reads — but an sdist built from current HEAD includes it and installs cleanly (verified). A release built the normal way should fix it; no code change needed.

Found while build-checking popular PyPI packages for source-install breakage (wheelproof); claims verified twice in clean python:3.12 containers.

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