diff --git a/spacy/__init__.py b/spacy/__init__.py
index 05822c177..9a1f8304e 100644
--- a/spacy/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/__init__.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .cli.info import info as cli_info
 from .glossary import explain
 from .deprecated import resolve_load_name
+from .about import __version__
 from . import util
 
-
 def load(name, **overrides):
     name = resolve_load_name(name, **overrides)
     return util.load_model(name, **overrides)