diff --git a/src/axolotl/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/__init__.py
index 820642bf0..4b9f11bbd 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 """Axolotl - Train and fine-tune large language models"""
 
 import pkgutil
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 
 __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)  # Make this a namespace package
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("axolotl")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    __version__ = "unknown"