diff --git a/src/daidepp/__init__.py b/src/daidepp/__init__.py
index 0d1293c..611756e 100644
--- a/src/daidepp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/daidepp/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+from importlib.metadata import version
+
 from daidepp.daide_visitor import daide_visitor
 from daidepp.grammar import create_daide_grammar
 from daidepp.keywords import *
+
+__version__ = version("daidepp")