diff --git a/ymmsl/__init__.py b/ymmsl/__init__.py
index 19d8308..a92c7ee 100644
--- a/ymmsl/__init__.py
+++ b/ymmsl/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 This package contains all the classes needed to represent a yMMSL file,
 as well as to read and write yMMSL files.
 """
+from importlib.metadata import version as package_version
+
 from ymmsl.conversion.converter import convert_to, DowngradeError
 from ymmsl.document import Document
 from ymmsl.io import dump, load, load_as, save
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@
 from ymmsl.v0_2 import Operator, Settings
 
 
-__version__ = '0.15.1-dev'
+__version__ = package_version("ymmsl")
 __author__ = 'Lourens Veen'
 __email__ = 'l.veen@esciencecenter.nl'