diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 6db6dcfe1319a31e93a30d690129378fc99382b9..504aeca61b734937b97bab18dec8e49237d873d5 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import paddleocr
 from .paddleocr import *
 
+__version__ = paddleocr.VERSION
 __all__ = ['PaddleOCR', 'PPStructure', 'draw_ocr', 'draw_structure_result', 'save_structure_res']