diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 4f2458b..86e4808 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from pywidgets.widgets import *
 import pywidgets.external_sources
 
-
+VERSION = "0.8"
 if sys.platform == "linux":
     from pywidgets.linuxwidgets import MediaListWidget
 elif sys.platform == "win32":