diff --git a/sentinel_api/__init__.py b/sentinel_api/__init__.py
index 205e195..01de33c 100644
--- a/sentinel_api/__init__.py
+++ b/sentinel_api/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-from .sentinel_api import SentinelDownloader
\ No newline at end of file
+from .sentinel_api import SentinelDownloader
+
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+try:
+    __version__ = get_distribution(__name__).version
+except DistributionNotFound:
+    # package is not installed
+    pass
diff --git a/sentinel_api/sentinel_api.py b/sentinel_api/sentinel_api.py
index 12d87c3..63ce3b3 100644
--- a/sentinel_api/sentinel_api.py
+++ b/sentinel_api/sentinel_api.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 - Documentation
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.5.1'
-
 ###########################################################
 # imports
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9c1d8cb..69ab0b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 setup(name='sentinel_api',
       packages=find_packages(),
       include_package_data=True,
-      version='0.5.2',
+      setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
+      use_scm_version=True,
       description='ESA Sentinel Search & Download API',
       classifiers=[
           'Programming Language :: Python',