diff --git a/src/tape/__init__.py b/src/tape/__init__.py
index 3d55491c..ad639c70 100644
--- a/src/tape/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tape/__init__.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 from .ensemble import *  # noqa
 from .timeseries import *  # noqa
 from .ensemble_readers import *  # noqa
+from ._version import __version__  # noqa
diff --git a/tests/tape_tests/test_packaging.py b/tests/tape_tests/test_packaging.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef36cc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tape_tests/test_packaging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import tape
+
+
+def test_version():
+    """Check to see that the version property returns something"""
+    assert tape.__version__ is not None