1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b32ab17..b0cd4c9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
+import os.path
 import platform
 import setuptools
 
 
-VERSION = '0.1'
-
 CFLAGS = ['-O2']
 if platform.uname().system != 'Windows':
     CFLAGS.extend(['-std=c99', '-fsigned-char', '-Wall',
                    '-Wsign-compare', '-Wconversion'])
 
 
+with open(os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), 'immutables', '__init__.py')) as f:
+    for line in f:
+        if line.startswith('__version__ ='):
+            _, _, version = line.partition('=')
+            VERSION = version.strip(" \n'\"")
+            break
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            'unable to read the version from immutables/__init__.py')
+
+
 setuptools.setup(
     name='immutables',
     version=VERSION,