diff --git a/mypackage/__init__.py b/mypackage/__init__.py
index a21f065..bb67a43 100644
--- a/mypackage/__init__.py
+++ b/mypackage/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-
-from ._version import VERSION
-__version__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION))
-
 from .core import *
diff --git a/mypackage/_version.py b/mypackage/__version__.py
similarity index 87%
rename from mypackage/_version.py
rename to mypackage/__version__.py
index 7dffbd3..07a0333 100644
--- a/mypackage/_version.py
+++ b/mypackage/__version__.py
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 # 88 YY 88  dP    88     dP""""Yb  YboodP 88  Yb dP""""Yb  YboodP 888888
 
 VERSION = (5, 2, 0)
+
+__version__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4b2ffb8..6825e57 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ try:
 except FileNotFoundError:
     long_description = DESCRIPTION
 
-# Load the package's _version.py module as a dictionary.
+# Load the package's __version__.py module as a dictionary.
 about = {}
 if not VERSION:
-    with open(os.path.join(here, NAME, '_version.py')) as f:
+    with open(os.path.join(here, NAME, '__version__.py')) as f:
         exec(f.read(), about)
-        about['__version__'] = '.'.join(map(str, about['VERSION']))
 else:
     about['__version__'] = VERSION