diff --git a/glanceclient/__init__.py b/glanceclient/__init__.py
index 06cc73d9..514299ac 100644
--- a/glanceclient/__init__.py
+++ b/glanceclient/__init__.py
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from glanceclient.openstack.common import version as common_version
 
-__version__ = common_version.VersionInfo('python-glanceclient')
+#__version__ = common_version.VersionInfo('python-glanceclient')
+
+version_info = common_version.VersionInfo('python-glanceclient')
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version_info.version_string()
+except AttributeError:
+    __version__ = None