diff --git a/map/__init__.py b/map/__init__.py
index 8091a543d4771e282b9219053e46f6ca528b3e0c..6681798345ae231c5cf5bfee036b809e2e598e1c 100644
--- a/map/__init__.py
+++ b/map/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
 """ My Awesome Package """
+
+try:
+    from importlib import metadata
+except ImportError:  # for Python<3.8
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata
+
+__version__ = metadata.version("my-awseome-app")
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f5d585669e303176562b6ca5d423f5bbe509b237..8233788c085fb0962d36440627a54954eb17c4e1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ include_package_data = true
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
+    importlib-metadata>=0.12;python_version<"3.8"
     numpy
 
 [flake8]