diff --git a/dosagelib/__init__.py b/dosagelib/__init__.py
index c26c334a2..8934b9f5b 100644
--- a/dosagelib/__init__.py
+++ b/dosagelib/__init__.py
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ import sys
 if not (hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or
         sys.version_info < (2, 7, 0, 'final', 0)):
     raise SystemExit("This program requires Python 2.7 or later.")
+
+# PEP 396
+from .conf import Version as __version__