diff --git a/abra.sh b/abra.sh
index 69f2926..c13ffbc 100644
--- a/abra.sh
+++ b/abra.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export APP_ENTRYPOINT_VERSION=v2
+export APP_ENTRYPOINT_VERSION=v3
 export NGINX_CONFIG_VERSION=v3
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh.tmpl b/entrypoint.sh.tmpl
index 23c6c89..bba0488 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh.tmpl
+++ b/entrypoint.sh.tmpl
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ else
    echo "/books/metadata.db exists, not creating another one"
 fi
 
+# https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/2299
+echo "removing scholarly"
+apt-get install -y python3-distutils
+/usr/local/bin/pip3 uninstall -y scholarly
+
 echo "ensuring permissions are set correctly on metadata parent directory"
 /usr/bin/chmod a+rw /books