diff --git a/hdbscan/__init__.py b/hdbscan/__init__.py
index 2f6e10c9..573856fd 100644
--- a/hdbscan/__init__.py
+++ b/hdbscan/__init__.py
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
                          membership_vector,
                          all_points_membership_vectors,
                          approximate_predict_scores)
+from .version import VERSION
 
-
+__version__ = VERSION
diff --git a/hdbscan/version.py b/hdbscan/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7adafe34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdbscan/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+""" This file contains the current version of the hdbscan package."""
+
+# This version constant will be used for hdbscan.__version__ and in setup.py file.
+VERSION = '0.8.33'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 15d3859d..27dc151c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import warnings
+from hdbscan.version import VERSION
 
 try:
     from Cython.Distutils import build_ext
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def requirements():
 
 configuration = {
     'name': 'hdbscan',
-    'version': '0.8.33',
+    'version': VERSION,
     'description': 'Clustering based on density with variable density clusters',
     'long_description': readme(),
     'classifiers': [