diff --git a/make_deb.py b/make_deb.py
index 5949b58..b7d8318 100755
--- a/make_deb.py
+++ b/make_deb.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ hackish file to crreate deb from setup.py
 import subprocess
 from email.utils import formatdate
 
-DEBVERSION = "0.6"
+import urx
+
+DEBVERSION = urx.__version__
 
 branch = subprocess.check_output("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", shell=True)
 branch = branch.decode()
diff --git a/urx/__init__.py b/urx/__init__.py
index 20444ef..e62eeb4 100644
--- a/urx/__init__.py
+++ b/urx/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Python library to control an UR robot through its TCP/IP interface
 """
+__version__ = 0.8