diff --git a/litellm/_version.py b/litellm/_version.py
index 78e569b025..2614375693 100644
--- a/litellm/_version.py
+++ b/litellm/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 import importlib_metadata
-
-version = importlib_metadata.version("litellm")
+try:
+    version = importlib_metadata.version("litellm")
+except:
+    pass