diff --git a/py_maplib/maplib/__init__.py b/py_maplib/maplib/__init__.py
index 6b1d1422..485636de 100644
--- a/py_maplib/maplib/__init__.py
+++ b/py_maplib/maplib/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 ]
 
 import pathlib
+from importlib.metadata import version
 from .maplib import *
 from .adding_triples import add_triples
 
@@ -60,3 +61,5 @@ def explore(
         :param fts_path: Path to the fts index
         """
         print("Contact Data Treehouse to try!")
+
+__version__ = version("maplib")