diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2400460..4ac0c1e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import os
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from twingly_search.version import version
 
 if 'GENERATE_RST' in os.environ:
     import pypandoc
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='twingly-search',
-    version='2.1.3',
+    version=version,
     author='Twingly AB',
     author_email='support@twingly.com',
     license='MIT',
diff --git a/twingly_search/__init__.py b/twingly_search/__init__.py
index e87f5d6..171fc1d 100644
--- a/twingly_search/__init__.py
+++ b/twingly_search/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 """A library provides Python interface to the Twingly Search API"""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+from .version import version
+
 __author__ = 'Twingly AB'
-__version__ = '2.1.3'
+__version__ = version
 
 from .client import Client
 from .errors import TwinglySearchException
diff --git a/twingly_search/version.py b/twingly_search/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c05f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twingly_search/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+version = '2.1.3'