diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2113266d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+corges
diff --git a/wikiextractor/extractPage.py b/wikiextractor/extractPage.py
index 1e404100..edfd5fca 100755
--- a/wikiextractor/extractPage.py
+++ b/wikiextractor/extractPage.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--template", action="store_true",
                         help="template number")
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version",
-                        version='%(prog)s ' + version,
+                        version='%(prog)s ' + __version__,
                         help="print program version")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()