diff --git a/python/setup.py.in b/python/setup.py.in
index 3c2f7bf8..8452fa7a 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.in
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ setup(
     name = 'python-nghttp2',
     description = 'Python HTTP/2 library on top of nghttp2',
     author = 'Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa',
+    version = '@PACKAGE_VERSION@',
     author_email = 'tatsuhiro.t@gmail.com',
     url = 'http://tatsuhiro-t.github.io/nghttp2/',
     keywords = [],