diff --git a/pyprophet/__init__.py b/pyprophet/__init__.py
index e69de29..acff3bb 100644
--- a/pyprophet/__init__.py
+++ b/pyprophet/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+
+def _detect_version() -> str:
+    """Return the installed package version"""
+    try:
+        return version("pyprophet")
+    except PackageNotFoundError:
+        return "0+unknown"
+
+__version__ = _detect_version()