diff --git a/devices/__init__.py b/devices/__init__.py
index 82b2af0e96f75105253e501e47f8861218132f63..329b61fa54fd8d6afeee2937b3f6cd2c12efb711 100644
--- a/devices/__init__.py
+++ b/devices/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 from util.lofar_git import get_version
 
 __version__ = get_version()
-
diff --git a/devices/version.py b/devices/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae535ccb507b05c6b38aa7fcd39c007a5b0f7118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devices/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import pbr.version
+
+version_info = pbr.version.VersionInfo('TangoStationControl')
+version_string = version_info.version_string()