diff --git a/src/chweb/__init__.py b/src/chweb/__init__.py
index e69de29..37b4b35 100644
--- a/src/chweb/__init__.py
+++ b/src/chweb/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Package related information, like version, name, etc.
+"""
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+
+try:
+    __version__ = get_distribution(__name__).version
+except DistributionNotFound:
+    # package is not installed
+    pass