diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/__init__.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/__init__.py
index e69de29b..c51a9e85 100755
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from importlib.metadata import version
+fenrirVersion = version("fenrir-screenreader")