diff --git a/xarray_subset_grid/__init__.py b/xarray_subset_grid/__init__.py
index 0240be8..9c5a77b 100644
--- a/xarray_subset_grid/__init__.py
+++ b/xarray_subset_grid/__init__.py
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
 from .selector import Selector
 
 __all__ = ['Selector']
+
+try:
+    from ._version import __version__
+except ImportError:
+    __version__ = "version_unknown"
+