diff --git a/elasticsearch/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/__init__.py
index ba48bf24..b0494376 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+VERSION = (0, 0, 1)
+__version__ = VERSION
+__versionstr__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION))
+
 from elasticsearch.client import Elasticsearch
 from elasticsearch.transport import Transport
 from elasticsearch.connection_pool import ConnectionPool, ConnectionSelector, \