diff --git a/AegeanTools/__init__.py b/AegeanTools/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/AegeanTools/__init__.py
+++ b/AegeanTools/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-"""Dependencies for Aegean """
+""" """
 
+__author__ = 'Paul Hancock'
+__version__ = 'v1.9.7-31-ga1312df'
+__date__ = '2016-06-09'
\ No newline at end of file
all author/version/date info is now project wide and contained within this file.