diff --git a/gradio/__init__.py b/gradio/__init__.py
index bc36d88ec7..b9ff55429c 100644
--- a/gradio/__init__.py
+++ b/gradio/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 from gradio.interface import *  # This makes it possible to import `Interface` as `gradio.Interface`.
+import pkg_resources
+
+current_pkg_version = pkg_resources.require("gradio")[0].version
+__version__ = current_pkg_version
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