diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 1f23b97..9305554 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
 """
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
+
+__version__ = "0.8"