diff --git a/openphoto/__init__.py b/openphoto/__init__.py
index b2523cf..07b07a1 100644
--- a/openphoto/__init__.py
+++ b/openphoto/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import openphoto.api_photo
 import openphoto.api_tag
 import openphoto.api_album
 
+__version__ = "0.3"
+
 LATEST_API_VERSION = 2
 
 class OpenPhoto(OpenPhotoHttp):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 309ed87..b978a24 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+import openphoto
 
 requires = ['requests', 'requests_oauthlib']
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ except ImportError:
           'requires': requires}
 
 setup(name='openphoto',
-      version='0.3',
+      version=openphoto.__version__,
       description='Python client library for Trovebox/Openphoto',
       author='Pete Burgers, James Walker',
       url='https://github.com/openphoto/openphoto-python',