diff --git a/tests/test_init.py b/tests/test_init.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+from . import __version__
+
+class TestNewsletterInit(TestCase):
+
+    def test_version(self):
+        try:
+            expected_version = version("django-newsletter")
+        except PackageNotFoundError:
+            expected_version = None
+        self.assertEqual(__version__, expected_version)