diff --git a/ckanext/metadata/__init__.py b/ckanext/metadata/__init__.py
index 2b5c637..aa84d44 100644
--- a/ckanext/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/ckanext/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
+import pkg_resources
+
+__version__ = pkg_resources.require('ckanext-metadata')[0].version