diff --git a/platypush/__init__.py b/platypush/__init__.py
index f99589a9aa..d6b3c50118 100644
--- a/platypush/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .message.response import Response
 from .procedure import procedure
 from .runner import main
 from .utils import run
+from .__version__ import __version__
 
 # Alias for platypush.event.hook.hook,
 # see https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/issues/399
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ when = hook
 
 
 __author__ = 'Fabio Manganiello <fabio@manganiello.tech>'
-__version__ = '1.1.3'
 __all__ = [
     'Application',
     'Variable',
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'procedure',
     'run',
     'when',
+    '__version__',
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/platypush/__version__.py b/platypush/__version__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bb021e2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/__version__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = '1.1.3'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dc92f3f1cb..ced40534aa 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ data_files =
 	platypush/config/*.yaml
 
 [metadata]
+name = platypush
+version = attr: platypush.__version__.__version__
 description_file = README.md
 
 [flake8]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 56bea841a4..1a5cfc7932 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ backend = pkg_files('platypush/backend')
 
 setup(
     name="platypush",
-    version="1.1.3",
     author="Fabio Manganiello",
     author_email="fabio@manganiello.tech",
     description="Platypush service",