diff --git a/src/icartt/__init__.py b/src/icartt/__init__.py
index 9edd2591e65fe79d51f29f69fbe2a4863b121ac7..d94e8e256ee46a2e640f2ed4ef0d6f93cfc02a89 100644
--- a/src/icartt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/icartt/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 from .dataset import Dataset, StandardNormalComments, Variable, Formats, VariableType
 
-# TODO: add __version__ ?
 
-# TODO: add __all__ = ("names of exported classes etc.",) ?
\ No newline at end of file
+def get_version():
+    try:
+        # Python >= 3.8
+        from importlib import metadata
+
+        return metadata.version("icartt")
+    except ImportError:
+        # Python <= 3.7
+        import pkg_resources
+
+        return pkg_resources.get_distribution("icartt").version
+
+
+__version__ = get_version()
+
+
+# TODO: add __all__ = ("names of exported classes etc.",) ?