diff --git a/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs b/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs
index f00e4f71b..79e132c70 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public static void Initialize()
                     Runtime.PyDict_SetItemString(clr_dict, "_extras", module);
                     foreach (PyObject key in locals.Keys())
                     {
-                        if (!key.ToString().StartsWith("_"))
+                        if (!key.ToString().StartsWith("_") || key.ToString().Equals("__version__"))
                         {
                             PyObject value = locals[key];
                             Runtime.PyDict_SetItem(clr_dict, key.Handle, value.Handle);
diff --git a/src/runtime/resources/clr.py b/src/runtime/resources/clr.py
index 61d6e76f1..ad66b5ace 100644
--- a/src/runtime/resources/clr.py
+++ b/src/runtime/resources/clr.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-"""
+"""
 Code in this module gets loaded into the main clr module.
 """
 
+__version__ = "2.2.0"
+
 
 class clrproperty(object):
     """
diff --git a/src/tests/test_module.py b/src/tests/test_module.py
index a23f37d90..fff044f0c 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_module.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_module.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ def test000importClr(self):
         import clr
         self.assertTrue(self.isCLRRootModule(clr))
 
+    def testVersionClr(self):
+        import clr
+        self.assertTrue(clr.__version__ >= "2.2.0")
+
     def testPreloadVar(self):
         import clr
         self.assertTrue(clr.getPreload() is False, clr.getPreload())