diff --git a/python/client/cortex/__init__.py b/python/client/cortex/__init__.py
index dc400dedc6..cafb4055b3 100644
--- a/python/client/cortex/__init__.py
+++ b/python/client/cortex/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 from cortex.telemetry import sentry_wrapper
 
 
+__version__ = "master"  # CORTEX_VERSION
+
+
 @sentry_wrapper
 def client(env: Optional[str] = None) -> Client:
     """