diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index c51089c..c95c855 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(".."))
 
-import pyDOE3
+from pyDOE3 import __version__
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "1"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = pyDOE3.__version__
+release = __version__
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pyDOE3/__init__.py b/pyDOE3/__init__.py
index 4c6f2b1..b3b84fe 100644
--- a/pyDOE3/__init__.py
+++ b/pyDOE3/__init__.py
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@
     "var_regression_matrix",
     "gsd",
 ]
+
+from ._version import __version__  # noqa