diff --git a/src/skan/__init__.py b/src/skan/__init__.py
index d325926..1a94614 100644
--- a/src/skan/__init__.py
+++ b/src/skan/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from .csr import summarize, Skeleton, sholl_analysis
-
-__version__ = '0.11.1'
+from ._version import __version__
 
 __all__ = ['summarize', 'Skeleton', 'sholl_analysis']