diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..446ba66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.1.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 78d1f62..2a527ee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 CURRENT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 PACKAGE_NAME = "meiga"
-VERSION = "0.1.4"
+VERSION = open("VERSION", "r").read()
 
 # The text of the README file
 with open(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, "README.md")) as fid: