diff --git a/ngcsimlib/__init__.py b/ngcsimlib/__init__.py
index 964089f..104de81 100644
--- a/ngcsimlib/__init__.py
+++ b/ngcsimlib/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 from ngcsimlib._src.configManager import get_config, provide_namespace
 import argparse, os, json
 
+import pkg_resources
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution
+
+__version__ = get_distribution('ngcsimlib').version
+
 def configure():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Build and run a model using ngclearn')
     parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help='location of config.json file')
@@ -27,4 +32,4 @@ def configure():
         #               "additional information")
         return
 
-    init_config(config_path)
\ No newline at end of file
+    init_config(config_path)