diff --git a/matcalc/__init__.py b/matcalc/__init__.py
index 5c91664..f4eb745 100644
--- a/matcalc/__init__.py
+++ b/matcalc/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 """Calculators for materials properties."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("matcalc")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    pass  # package not installed