diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a6c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include src/FINALES2/VERSION
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2afd0eb..f786882 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # According to https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/packaging-projects/
 [metadata]
 name = FINALES2
-version = 1.1.0
+version = file: src/FINALES2/VERSION
 description = This package provides functionalities of the FINALES server.
 long_description = file: README.md
 license = MIT
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ install_requires =
     sqlalchemy_utils
     uvicorn
 python_requires = >=3.9
+include_package_data = True
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/src/FINALES2/VERSION b/src/FINALES2/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9084fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FINALES2/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.1.0
diff --git a/src/FINALES2/__init__.py b/src/FINALES2/__init__.py
index e69de29..dd946c7 100644
--- a/src/FINALES2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/FINALES2/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+with open(Path(__file__).parent/'VERSION') as f:
+    __version__ = f.readline().strip()
diff --git a/src/FINALES2/cli/server.py b/src/FINALES2/cli/server.py
index 860d9c1..67a6268 100644
--- a/src/FINALES2/cli/server.py
+++ b/src/FINALES2/cli/server.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from FINALES2.server.endpoints import operations_router
 from FINALES2.user_management import user_manager
 from FINALES2.user_management.classes_user_manager import User
+from FINALES2 import __version__
 
 from . import logger
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def server_start(ip, port):
     app = FastAPI(
         title="FINALES2",
         description="FINALES2 accepting requests, managing queues and serving queries",
-        version="0.0.1",
+        version=__version__,
     )
     app.include_router(router=user_manager.user_router)
     app.include_router(router=operations_router)