diff --git a/mistralclient/__init__.py b/mistralclient/__init__.py
index e69de29b..f8f1a431 100644
--- a/mistralclient/__init__.py
+++ b/mistralclient/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Rackspace Hosting
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import pbr.version
+
+
+__version__ = pbr.version.VersionInfo(
+    'python-mistralclient').version_string()
diff --git a/mistralclient/tests/test_cli_executions.py b/mistralclient/tests/test_cli_executions.py
index 529bcedb..e99add6f 100644
--- a/mistralclient/tests/test_cli_executions.py
+++ b/mistralclient/tests/test_cli_executions.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import mock
 from mistralclient.tests import base
 from mistralclient.commands import executions
 from mistralclient.api.executions import Execution
-from mistralclient import version
 
 EXECUTION = Execution(mock, {
     'id': '123',
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class TestCLIExecutions(base.BaseCommandTest):
     @mock.patch('mistralclient.api.executions.ExecutionManager.create')
     def test_create_ctx_file(self, mock):
         mock.return_value = EXECUTION
-        path = pkg.resource_filename(version.version_info.package,
+        path = pkg.resource_filename('mistralclient',
                                      'tests/resources/ctx.json')
         result = self.call(executions.Create,
                            app_args=['name', 'id', path])
diff --git a/mistralclient/version.py b/mistralclient/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f23e988..00000000
--- a/mistralclient/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# Copyright 2013 - Mirantis, Inc.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-#    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-#    You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-#    limitations under the License.
-
-from pbr import version
-
-version_info = version.VersionInfo('mistralclient')
-version_string = version_info.version_string