diff --git a/python/triton/__init__.py b/python/triton/__init__.py
index 4d1fa4ba9..b86e9b27b 100644
--- a/python/triton/__init__.py
+++ b/python/triton/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ def cleanup():
   libtriton.cleanup()
 
 from .kernel import *
-from . import ops
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+from . import ops
+
+# version
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
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