diff --git a/src/eddn/conf/Settings.py b/src/eddn/conf/Settings.py
index 633a4b0..ff23e60 100644
--- a/src/eddn/conf/Settings.py
+++ b/src/eddn/conf/Settings.py
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Created on 15 Nov 2014
 @author: james
 '''
 
+from eddn import __version__ as version
+
+EDDN_VERSION = version
+
+
 # import logging.config
 
 ###############################################################################