diff --git a/pygit2/__init__.py b/pygit2/__init__.py
index 09aa858..056f8b2 100644
--- a/pygit2/__init__.py
+++ b/pygit2/__init__.py
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 # the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 # Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
-from .version import __version__
+# Import from the future
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 # Low level API
 import _pygit2
 from _pygit2 import *
 
 # High level API
+from .version import __version__
 from repository import Repository
 import pygit2.utils