diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b60ac01..c699918 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import os
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__name__), '..'))
 
-from pypozyx import VERSION as PYPOZYX_VERSION
+from version import VERSION as PYPOZYX_VERSION
 
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pypozyx/__init__.py b/pypozyx/__init__.py
index 30c6e56..622a8e0 100755
--- a/pypozyx/__init__.py
+++ b/pypozyx/__init__.py
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.3.0'
-
-VERSION = __version__
-version = __version__
-
 
 from pypozyx.definitions import *
 from pypozyx.pozyx_serial import *
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c60dcd2..c4a2160 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from codecs import open
 
-from pypozyx import VERSION as PYPOZYX_VERSION
+from version import VERSION as PYPOZYX_VERSION
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 # Get the long description from the README file
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db8997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+__version__ = '1.3.0'
+
+VERSION = __version__
+version = __version__