diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index 0b613223f5..993c4e735b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+__project__ = 'kubernetes'
+# The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
+__version__ = "3.0.0-snapshot"
+
 import kubernetes.client
 import kubernetes.config
 import kubernetes.watch
diff --git a/scripts/update-client.sh b/scripts/update-client.sh
index 7b8927bf50..6e02f50192 100755
--- a/scripts/update-client.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-client.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ mv "${CLIENT_ROOT}/swagger.json" "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/swagger.json"
 
 echo ">>> updating version information..."
 sed -i'' "s/^CLIENT_VERSION = .*/CLIENT_VERSION = \\\"${CLIENT_VERSION}\\\"/" "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../setup.py"
+sed -i'' "s/^__version__ = .*/__version__ = \\\"${CLIENT_VERSION}\\\"/" "${CLIENT_ROOT}/__init__.py"
 sed -i'' "s/^PACKAGE_NAME = .*/PACKAGE_NAME = \\\"${PACKAGE_NAME}\\\"/" "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../setup.py"
 sed -i'' "s,^DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = .*,DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = \\\"${DEVELOPMENT_STATUS}\\\"," "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../setup.py"
 echo ">>> Done."