diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 79a8109..6ad846b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ __pycache__
 *.pyc
 
 *.egg-info/
+build/
 dist/
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index c28ab72..2b8b271 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 include README.md
 include LICENSE.md
+include mem_edit/VERSION
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66ecc88..53789b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@
 
 **Dependencies:**
 * python 3 (written and tested with 3.7)
-* ctypes 
-* typing (for type annotations) 
+* ctypes
+* typing (for type annotations)
 
 
 Install with pip, from PyPI (preferred):
 ```bash
-pip install mem_edit
+pip3 install mem_edit
 ```
 
 Install with pip from git repository
 ```bash
-pip install git+https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit.git@release
+pip3 install git+https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit.git@release
 ```
 
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Increment a magic number (unsigned long 1234567890) found in 'magic.exe':
     pid = Process.get_pid_by_name('magic.exe')
     with Process.open_process(pid) as p:
         addrs = p.search_all_memory(magic_number)
-        
+
         # We don't want to edit if there's more than one result...
         assert(len(addrs) == 1)
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Read and alter a structure:
         s = MyStruct()
         s.first_member = 1234567890
         s.second_member = 0x1234
-    
+
         addrs = p.search_all_memory(s)
         print(addrs)
 
diff --git a/mem_edit/VERSION b/mem_edit/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be58634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mem_edit/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.3
diff --git a/mem_edit/__init__.py b/mem_edit/__init__.py
index 8391f4f..8947638 100644
--- a/mem_edit/__init__.py
+++ b/mem_edit/__init__.py
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ To get started, try:
 
 """
 import platform
+import pathlib
 
 from .utils import MemEditError
 
 
 __author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
-version = '0.2'
+
+with open(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'VERSION', 'r') as f:
+    __version__ = f.read().strip()
+version = __version__
 
 
 system = platform.system()
diff --git a/mem_edit/linux.py b/mem_edit/linux.py
index 4dafd1c..ae8404d 100644
--- a/mem_edit/linux.py
+++ b/mem_edit/linux.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def ptrace(command: int, pid: int = 0, arg1: int = 0, arg2: int = 0) -> int:
     """
     Call ptrace() with the provided pid and arguments. See the ```man ptrace```.
     """
-    logger.debug('ptrace({}, {}, {}, {})'.format(command, pid, arg1, arg2)) 
+    logger.debug('ptrace({}, {}, {}, {})'.format(command, pid, arg1, arg2))
     result = _ptrace(command, pid, arg1, arg2)
     if result == -1:
         err_no = ctypes.get_errno()
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
         self.pid = process_id
 
     def close(self):
-        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGSTOP) 
+        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGSTOP)
         ptrace(ptrace_commands['PTRACE_DETACH'], self.pid, 0, 0)
         self.pid = None
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
             with open('/proc/{}/cmdline', 'rb') as f:
                 return f.read().decode().split('\x00')[0]
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            return '' 
+            return ''
 
     @staticmethod
     def list_available_pids() -> List[int]:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bec3d13..5b53ab7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-import mem_edit
-
 
 with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
+with open('mem_edit/VERSION', 'r') as f:
+    version = f.read().strip()
 
 setup(name='mem_edit',
-      version=mem_edit.version,
+      version=version,
       description='Multi-platform library for memory editing',
       long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ setup(name='mem_edit',
             'trainer',
       ],
       classifiers=[
-            'Programming Language :: Python',
             'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
             'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
             'Environment :: Other Environment',
@@ -50,6 +49,9 @@ setup(name='mem_edit',
             'Topic :: Utilities',
       ],
       packages=find_packages(),
+      package_data={
+          'mem_edit': ['VERSION']
+      },
       install_requires=[
             'typing',
       ],