diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ff5ac0b..7fe46e4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
+
+def get_version():
+    with open('stix2/version.py') as f:
+        for line in f.readlines():
+            if line.startswith("__version__"):
+                version = line.split()[-1].strip('"')
+                return version
+        raise AttributeError("Package does not have a __version__")
+
+
 install_requires = [
     'pytz',
     'six',
@@ -11,7 +21,7 @@ install_requires = [
 setup(
     name='stix2',
     description="Produce and consume STIX 2 JSON content",
-    version='0.2.0',
+    version=get_version(),
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=install_requires,
     keywords="stix stix2 json cti cyber threat intelligence",
diff --git a/stix2/__init__.py b/stix2/__init__.py
index 25e160a..904af9c 100644
--- a/stix2/__init__.py
+++ b/stix2/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from .sdo import (AttackPattern, Campaign, CourseOfAction, Identity, Indicator,
                   Tool, Vulnerability)
 from .sro import Relationship, Sighting
 from .utils import get_dict
+from .version import __version__
 
 OBJ_MAP = {
     'attack-pattern': AttackPattern,
diff --git a/stix2/version.py b/stix2/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ec452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stix2/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "0.2.0"