diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 2e9a77496..6e6c69ff9 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import threading
+from litellm._version import version as __version__
 from typing import Callable, List, Optional
 input_callback: List[str] = []
 success_callback: List[str] = []
diff --git a/litellm/_version.py b/litellm/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bb27b6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import importlib_metadata
+version = importlib_metadata.version('litellm')
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