diff --git a/libkirk/__init__.py b/libkirk/__init__.py
index 9469828..b54b695 100644
--- a/libkirk/__init__.py
+++ b/libkirk/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 # Kirk version
-VERSION = '1.1'
+__version__ = '1.1'
 
 
 class KirkException(Exception):
diff --git a/libkirk/main.py b/libkirk/main.py
index 54be92c..8ece5ac 100644
--- a/libkirk/main.py
+++ b/libkirk/main.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import libkirk.data
 import libkirk.events
 import libkirk.plugin
-from libkirk import KirkException
+from libkirk import KirkException, __version__
 from libkirk.sut import SUT
 from libkirk.sut import SUTError
 from libkirk.framework import Framework
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def run(cmd_args: list = None) -> None:
         "--version",
         "-V",
         action="version",
-        version=f"%(prog)s, {libkirk.VERSION}")
+        version=f"%(prog)s, {__version__}")
 
     # user interface arguments
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 29938a1..b263048 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='kirk',
-    version=libkirk.VERSION,
+    version=libkirk.__version__,
     description='All-in-one Linux Testing Framework',
     author='Andrea Cervesato',
     author_email='andrea.cervesato@mailbox.org',