diff --git a/array_api_compat/__init__.py b/array_api_compat/__init__.py
index 34bd7565..ca195443 100644
--- a/array_api_compat/__init__.py
+++ b/array_api_compat/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
 this implementation for the default when working with NumPy arrays.
 
 """
+__version__ = '1.0'
+
 from .common import *