diff --git a/src/log_setup/__init__.py b/src/log_setup/__init__.py
index 42b9560..46b0f01 100644
--- a/src/log_setup/__init__.py
+++ b/src/log_setup/__init__.py
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 reusable libraries do NOT call this; the application owns setup, libraries only emit.
 """
 
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+
 from .setup import setup_logging
 
 __all__ = ["setup_logging"]
 
-__version__ = "0.6.3"
+try:
+    __version__ = version("log_setup")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    __version__ = "0.0.0+unknown"