diff --git a/loos/setup.cfg b/loos/setup.cfg
index e3c2d5c02..70f348153 100644
--- a/loos/setup.cfg
+++ b/loos/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = loos
-version = 4.1.0
+version = 4.1.1
 author = The Loos Developers
 author_email = loos.maintainer@gmail.com
 description = Python packages extending loos
diff --git a/loos/src/loos/__init__.py b/loos/src/loos/__init__.py
index 3722fa545..223b44737 100644
--- a/loos/src/loos/__init__.py
+++ b/loos/src/loos/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 from .loos import *
+import importlib.metadata
+
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("loos")