diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 1f23b972e49..93055549996 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ used from a setup script as
 """
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
+
+__version__ = "0.8"