diff --git a/querynator/__init__.py b/querynator/__init__.py
index 35a0a61..0bef347 100644
--- a/querynator/__init__.py
+++ b/querynator/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """Top-level package for querynator."""
 
+import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
+
 __author__ = """Susanne Jodoin, Mark Polster & Niclas Grote"""
 __email__ = (
     "susanne.jodoin@qbic.uni-tuebingen.de | mark.polster@uni-tuebingen.de | niclas.grote@student.uni-tuebingen.de"
 )
-__version__ = "0.5.1"
+__version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__name__)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dbeb329..db5fd53 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
+VERSION = "0.5.2"
+
 with open("README.rst") as readme_file:
     readme = readme_file.read()
 
@@ -46,6 +48,6 @@
     test_suite="tests",
     tests_require=test_requirements,
     url="https://github.com/qbic-pipelines/querynator",
-    version="0.5.1",
+    version=VERSION,
     zip_safe=False,
 )