diff --git a/src/python/PyImath/imathmodule.cpp b/src/python/PyImath/imathmodule.cpp
index d05e27e4..d50fef13 100644
--- a/src/python/PyImath/imathmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/python/PyImath/imathmodule.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ FixedArray2D<int> rangeY(int sizeX, int sizeY)
 
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(imath)
 {
-    
+    scope().attr("__version__") = IMATH_VERSION_STRING;
+        
     register_basicTypes();
 
     class_<IntArray2D> iclass2D = IntArray2D::register_("IntArray2D","Fixed length array of ints");
diff --git a/src/python/PyImathNumpy/imathnumpymodule.cpp b/src/python/PyImathNumpy/imathnumpymodule.cpp
index 0b11bc7a..9f8d374a 100644
--- a/src/python/PyImathNumpy/imathnumpymodule.cpp
+++ b/src/python/PyImathNumpy/imathnumpymodule.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static void *apply_import()
 #endif
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(imathnumpy)
 {
+    scope().attr("__version__") = IMATH_VERSION_STRING;
+
     handle<> imath(PyImport_ImportModule("imath"));
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) throw_error_already_set();
     scope().attr("imath") = imath;