diff --git a/osxphotos/_version.py b/osxphotos/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a57f56a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osxphotos/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+""" version info """
+
+__version__ = "0.14.13"
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 049a0aa1..2a3f27c4 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,19 +26,22 @@
 # CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-# from distutils.core import setup
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-# read the contents of README file
-from os import path
-
-this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(path.join(this_directory, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
+this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+with open(os.path.join(this_directory, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
+about = {}
+with open(
+    os.path.join(this_directory, "osxphotos", "_version.py"), mode="r", encoding="utf-8"
+) as f:
+    exec(f.read(), about)
+
 setup(
     name="osxphotos",
-    version="0.14.12",
+    version=about["__version__"],
     description="Manipulate (read-only) Apple's Photos app library on Mac OS X",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",