diff --git a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/__init__.py b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/__init__.py
index a512b3868..1edd04025 100644
--- a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/__init__.py
+++ b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from ._version import get_versions
 from .core import interpolate
 from .core.gis import (
     directed_hausdorff_distance,
@@ -21,3 +22,6 @@
     trajectory_distances_and_speeds,
 )
 from .io.shapefile import read_polygon_shapefile
+
+__version__ = get_versions()["version"]
+del get_versions