diff --git a/aprsd_telegram_plugin/__init__.py b/aprsd_telegram_plugin/__init__.py
index e69de29..3a0911d 100644
--- a/aprsd_telegram_plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/aprsd_telegram_plugin/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import pbr.version
+
+
+__version__ = pbr.version.VersionInfo("aprsd_telegram_plugin").version_string()
diff --git a/aprsd_telegram_plugin/telegram.py b/aprsd_telegram_plugin/telegram.py
index a3d54c6..5df07e2 100644
--- a/aprsd_telegram_plugin/telegram.py
+++ b/aprsd_telegram_plugin/telegram.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import time
 from aprsd import messaging, objectstore, plugin, threads, trace
 from telegram.ext import Filters, MessageHandler, Updater
 
+import aprsd_telegram_plugin
+
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger("APRSD")
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class TelegramUsers(objectstore.ObjectStoreMixin):
 
 class TelegramChatPlugin(plugin.APRSDRegexCommandPluginBase):
 
-    version = "1.0"
+    version = aprsd_telegram_plugin.__version__
     # Look for any command that starts with w or W
     command_regex = "^[tT][gG]"
     # the command is for ?