diff --git a/mypackage/__init__.py b/mypackage/__init__.py
index bb67a43..a21f065 100644
--- a/mypackage/__init__.py
+++ b/mypackage/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+
+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 07a0333..7dffbd3 100644
--- a/mypackage/__version__.py
+++ b/mypackage/_version.py
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@
 # 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 6825e57..4b2ffb8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ 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