diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..22049ab2c 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "0.6.2"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 867772c00..d1085ca2a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 with open("requirements.txt") as f:
     requirements = f.read().splitlines()
 
-import re
+from aider import __version__
 
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
 
 setup(
     name="aider-chat",
-    version="0.6.2",
+    version=__version__,
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=requirements,