diff --git a/egi_notebooks_hub/__init__.py b/egi_notebooks_hub/__init__.py
index e69de29..30f6203 100644
--- a/egi_notebooks_hub/__init__.py
+++ b/egi_notebooks_hub/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+__all__ = ("__version__", "version_info")
+
+from pbr.version import VersionInfo
+
+_v = VersionInfo("egi_notebooks_hub").semantic_version()
+__version__ = _v.release_string()
+version_info = _v.version_tuple()
diff --git a/egi_notebooks_hub/egiauthenticator.py b/egi_notebooks_hub/egiauthenticator.py
index 8466849..0708040 100644
--- a/egi_notebooks_hub/egiauthenticator.py
+++ b/egi_notebooks_hub/egiauthenticator.py
@@ -221,8 +221,10 @@ def _validate_scope(self, proposal):
         too long.
         """,
     )
-    # reasonable defaults for Check-in
-    manage_groups = True
+
+    @default("manage_groups")
+    def _manage_groups_default(self):
+        return True
 
     async def jwt_authenticate(self, handler, data=None):
         try:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 04449a6..3b01606 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ jupyterhub-kubespawner>=6.1.0
 xmltodict
 fastapi
 pydantic-settings
+pbr