diff --git a/stripe/__init__.py b/stripe/__init__.py
index d6ae0912b..ac6cf74d7 100644
--- a/stripe/__init__.py
+++ b/stripe/__init__.py
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 # Andrew Metcalf <andrew@stripe.com>
 
 # Configuration variables
+from stripe.api_version import _ApiVersion
 
 api_key = None
 client_id = None
 api_base = "https://api.stripe.com"
 connect_api_base = "https://connect.stripe.com"
 upload_api_base = "https://files.stripe.com"
-api_version = None
+api_version = _ApiVersion.CURRENT
 verify_ssl_certs = True
 proxy = None
 default_http_client = None