diff --git a/pyensemblrest/__init__.py b/pyensemblrest/__init__.py
index b290111..df54802 100644
--- a/pyensemblrest/__init__.py
+++ b/pyensemblrest/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+
 __author__ = "Steve Moss"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2013-2024, Steve Moss"
 __credits__ = ["Steve Moss"]
 __license__ = "GNU GPLv3"
-__version__ = "0.0.0"
+__version__: str = importlib.metadata.version("pyensemblrest")
 __maintainer__ = "Steve Moss"
 __email__ = "gawbul@gmail.com"
 __status__ = "beta"