diff --git a/assertpy/__init__.py b/assertpy/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/assertpy/__init__.py
+++ b/assertpy/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from assertpy import assert_that, contents_of, fail
+from assertpy import assert_that, contents_of, fail, __version__
diff --git a/assertpy/assertpy.py b/assertpy/assertpy.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/assertpy/assertpy.py
+++ b/assertpy/assertpy.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 """Fluent assertion framework for better, more readable tests."""
 
+__version__ = '0.5'
+
 import re
 import os
 import datetime
added version string, <I>