diff --git a/thunder/__init__.py b/thunder/__init__.py
index eceacc4cad..762c7fe577 100644
--- a/thunder/__init__.py
+++ b/thunder/__init__.py
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@
 ]
 
 
-def __version__():
-    return LooseVersion("0.0.1")
+from thunder.__about__ import __version__
 
 
 # TODO maybe move these aliases to the core language?