diff --git a/py/pyproject.toml b/py/pyproject.toml
index 56e71f5..76669ac 100644
--- a/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "llnl-clippy"
-version = "0.5.3"
 authors = [
   { name="Roger Pearce"}, { name="Seth Bromberger"}
 ]
 description="A Python interface to HPC resources"
 readme = "README.md"
-dynamic = ["dependencies", "optional-dependencies"]
+dynamic = ["dependencies", "optional-dependencies", "version"]
 
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {file = "src/clippy/VERSION"}
 dependencies = {file = ["requirements.txt"]}
 optional-dependencies = {dev = {file = ["requirements-dev.txt"] }}
 
diff --git a/py/src/clippy/VERSION b/py/src/clippy/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d85683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/src/clippy/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.5.4
diff --git a/py/src/clippy/__init__.py b/py/src/clippy/__init__.py
index f8319a3..aae2f34 100644
--- a/py/src/clippy/__init__.py
+++ b/py/src/clippy/__init__.py
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 
 import importlib
 import logging
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from .clippy_types import CLIPPY_CONFIG, AnyDict
 from .config import _clippy_cfg
 
+__version__ = (Path(__file__).parent / "VERSION").read_text().strip()
+
 # Create the main configuraton object and expose it globally.
 cfg = CLIPPY_CONFIG(_clippy_cfg)