diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5b3a5a0..3b83556 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@
 """
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
 
 with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
+version = os.getenv("PACKAGE_VERSION", "0.0.0")
+
 setup(
     name="cs3client",
+    version=version,
     author="Rasmus Welander, Diogo Castro, Giuseppe Lo Presti",
     package_dir={"": "src"},
     packages=find_packages(where="src"),