diff --git a/src/twisted/__init__.py b/src/twisted/__init__.py
index 5a72d19db09..bb8d06eadfb 100644
--- a/src/twisted/__init__.py
+++ b/src/twisted/__init__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Dummy(object):
 from twisted.python import compat
 
 # setup version
-from twisted._version import version
-__version__ = version.short()
+from twisted._version import __version__
+__version__ = __version__.short()
 
 del compat
diff --git a/src/twisted/_version.py b/src/twisted/_version.py
index aa20bdf3b98..2b7600cee77 100644
--- a/src/twisted/_version.py
+++ b/src/twisted/_version.py
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright (c) Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
-# See LICENSE for details.
+# This file is auto-generated! Do not edit!
+# Use `python -m incremental.update Twisted` to change this file.
 
-# This is an auto-generated file. Do not edit it.
+from incremental import Version
 
-"""
-Provides Twisted version information.
-"""
-
-from twisted.python import versions
-version = versions.Version('twisted', 16, 4, 1)
+__version__ = Version('Twisted', 16, 4, 0)
+__all__ = ["__version__"]