diff --git a/pylustrator/__init__.py b/pylustrator/__init__.py
index 14f5dc2..81882a1 100644
--- a/pylustrator/__init__.py
+++ b/pylustrator/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 from .helper_functions import fig_text, add_axes, add_image, despine, changeFigureSize, mark_inset, VoronoiPlot, selectRectangle, mark_inset_pos, draw_from_point_to_bbox, draw_from_point_to_point, loadFigureFromFile, add_letter, add_letters
 from .QtGui import initialize as StartColorChooser
 from .lab_colormap import LabColormap
+
+__version__ = '0.8.0'