diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index daf07ee..938a720 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+1.8.1
+-----
+
+- Add palpy version to imported code (as __version__).
+- Note that the 1.8.0 release was shipped to PyPI with
+  v0.9.3 of PAL. This release does include v0.9.7.
+
 1.8.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/pal.pyx.in b/pal.pyx.in
index fefd2ec..99fef58 100644
--- a/pal.pyx.in
+++ b/pal.pyx.in
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ DR2H = cpal.PAL__DR2H
 DR2S = cpal.PAL__DR2S
 DS2R = cpal.PAL__DS2R
 
+__version__ = @PALPY_VERSION@
+
 def palvers():
     """
     versiondict = palvers()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5d12b59..0d33e8e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from support import sst2pydoc as sst
 from support import palvers
 
+palpy_version = "1.8.1"
+
 erfa_c = (
     "a2af.c", "a2tf.c", "ab.c", "af2a.c", "anp.c", "anpm.c",
     "apcg.c", "apcg13.c", "apci.c", "apci13.c", "apco.c",
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@
                     line = line.replace("@MINOR_VERSION@", str(minor))
                 if line.count("@PATCH_VERSION@"):
                     line = line.replace("@PATCH_VERSION@", str(patch))
+                if line.count("@PALPY_VERSION@"):
+                    line = line.replace("@PALPY_VERSION@", '"'+palpy_version+'"')
             outfh.write(line)
 
     outfh.close()
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="palpy",
-    version="1.8.0",
+    version=palpy_version,
     author="Tim Jenness",
     author_email="tim.jenness@gmail.com",
     license="GPL",