1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b8fd4a9..d719bf4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import sys
 
 from setuptools import setup, Command
 
+with open('VERSION', 'r') as v:
+    __version__ = v.read().rstrip()
 
 class Tox(Command):
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class Tox(Command):
 
 setup(
     name="kafka-python",
-    version="0.9.1",
+    version=__version__,
 
     tests_require=["tox", "mock"],
     cmdclass={"test": Tox},