diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9f37e4..38cd742 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.7 - 2025-01-02
+
+* Export version as `earthkit.time.__version__`
+* Add options for relative year range in climatology tools
+
 ## 0.1.6 - 2024-11-04
 
 * Update project metadata
diff --git a/docs/cli/climdates.rst b/docs/cli/climdates.rst
index 2166da0..0021d89 100644
--- a/docs/cli/climdates.rst
+++ b/docs/cli/climdates.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ here, as follows::
 
 Compute climatological date ranges, one day per year in a given range::
 
-   earthkit-climdates range [--sep <sep>] (--from-date <start> | --from-year <start>) (--to-date <end> | --to-year <end>) <date>
+   earthkit-climdates range [--sep <sep>] (--from-date <start> | --from-year <start> | --from-rel-year <start>) (--to-date <end> | --to-year <end> | --to-rel-year <end>) <date>
 
 The list is printed using the given separator, as documented in :ref:`cli_sep`.
 
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ The list is printed using the given separator, as documented in :ref:`cli_sep`.
 
    Return dates starting from this year
 
+.. option:: --from-rel-year <start>
+
+   Return dates starting from this number after the year in :option:`date` (e.g.
+   ``--from-rel-year -5`` will start 5 years earlier)
+
 .. option:: --to-date <end>
 
    Return dates up to this one
@@ -41,6 +46,11 @@ The list is printed using the given separator, as documented in :ref:`cli_sep`.
 
    Return dates up to this year
 
+.. option:: --to-rel-year <end>
+
+   Return dates up to this number after the year in :option:`date` (e.g.
+   ``--to-rel-year -1`` will end in the year before)
+
 .. option:: date
 
    The date to use as a reference (YYYYMMDD)
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ recurring source (e.g. twice a week).
 
 Usage::
 
-   earthkit-climdates mclim <sequence> [--sep <sep>] (--from-date <start> | --from-year <start>) (--to-date <end> | --to-year <end>) --before <num> --after <num> <date>
+   earthkit-climdates mclim <sequence> [--sep <sep>] (--from-date <start> | --from-year <start> | --from-rel-year <start>) (--to-date <end> | --to-year <end> | --to-rel-year <end>) --before <num> --after <num> <date>
 
 The sequence is described as documented in :ref:`cli_seq`. The list is printed
 using the given separator, as documented in :ref:`cli_sep`.
@@ -67,6 +77,11 @@ using the given separator, as documented in :ref:`cli_sep`.
 
    Return dates starting from this year
 
+.. option:: --from-rel-year <start>
+
+   Return dates starting from this number after the year of the current date
+   (e.g.  ``--from-rel-year -5`` will start 5 years earlier)
+
 .. option:: --to-date <end>
 
    Return dates up to this one
@@ -83,6 +98,11 @@ using the given separator, as documented in :ref:`cli_sep`.
 
    Pick up all inputs up to *num* days after the chosen date
 
+.. option:: --to-rel-year <end>
+
+   Return dates up to this number after the year of the current date (e.g.
+   ``--to-rel-year -1`` will end in the year before)
+
 .. option:: date
 
    The date to use as a reference (YYYYMMDD)
diff --git a/docs/guide/api.rst b/docs/guide/api.rst
index d1469c9..812d7d1 100644
--- a/docs/guide/api.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/api.rst
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ To get one date per year on the same day as a given reference, use
    20001023, 20011023, 20021023, 20031023, 20041023, 20051023
    >>> print_dates(date_range(date(2005, 6, 2), date(2002, 6, 8), date(2004, 7, 1)))
    20030602, 20040602
+   >>> from earthkit.time import RelativeYear
+   >>> print_dates(date_range(date(2010, 8, 5), RelativeYear(-3), RelativeYear(-1)))
+   20070805, 20080805, 20090805
 
 To combine yearly dates with multiple reference dates taken from a sequence, use
 :meth:`~earthkit.time.climatology.model_climate_dates`:
@@ -153,3 +156,5 @@ To combine yearly dates with multiple reference dates taken from a sequence, use
    >>> seq = Sequence.from_resource("ecmwf-mon-thu")
    >>> print_dates(model_climate_dates(date(2023, 8, 6), 2018, 2020, 7, 7, seq))
    20180731, 20180803, 20180807, 20180810, 20190731, 20190803, 20190807, 20190810, 20200731, 20200803, 20200807, 20200810
+   >>> print_dates(model_climate_dates(date(2023, 1, 1), RelativeYear(-7), RelativeYear(-4), 5, 5, seq))
+   20151229, 20160102, 20160105, 20161229, 20170102, 20170105, 20171229, 20180102, 20180105, 20181229, 20190102, 20190105
diff --git a/docs/guide/cli.rst b/docs/guide/cli.rst
index 47e2cd4..de413dd 100644
--- a/docs/guide/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/cli.rst
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ To get one date per year on the same day as a given reference, use
    20001023, 20011023, 20021023, 20031023, 20041023, 20051023
    $ earthkit-climdates range --sep ", " --from-date 20020608 --to-date 20040701 20050602
    20030602, 20040602
+   $ earthkit-climdates range --sep ", " --from-rel-year -3 --to-rel-year -1 20100805
+   20070805, 20080805, 20090805
 
 To combine yearly dates with multiple reference dates taken from a sequence, use
 ``earthkit-climdates mclim``:
@@ -158,3 +160,5 @@ To combine yearly dates with multiple reference dates taken from a sequence, use
 
    $ earthkit-climdates mclim --sep ", " --from-year 2018 --to-year 2020 --before 7 --after 7 --preset ecmwf-mon-thu 20230806
    20180731, 20180803, 20180807, 20180810, 20190731, 20190803, 20190807, 20190810, 20200731, 20200803, 20200807, 20200810
+   $ earthkit-climdates mclim --sep ", " --from-rel-year -7 --to-rel-year -4 --before 5 --after 5 --preset ecmwf-mon-thu 20230101
+   20151229, 20160102, 20160105, 20161229, 20170102, 20170105, 20171229, 20180102, 20180105, 20181229, 20190102, 20190105
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6daf64f..e8dab13 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=65", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
+dynamic = ["version"]
 name = "earthkit-time"
-version = "0.1.6"
 requires-python = ">= 3.8"
 description = "Date and time manipulation routines for the use of weather data"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ testpaths = [
 ]
 consider_namespace_packages = true
 
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "earthkit.time.__version__"}
+
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["src"]
 
diff --git a/src/earthkit/time/__init__.py b/src/earthkit/time/__init__.py
index 891ccd2..08d4c1a 100644
--- a/src/earthkit/time/__init__.py
+++ b/src/earthkit/time/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .climatology import date_range, model_climate_dates
+from .climatology import RelativeYear, date_range, model_climate_dates
 from .sequence import (
     DailySequence,
     MonthlySequence,
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
     YearlySequence,
 )
 
+__version__ = "0.1.7"
+
 __all__ = [
+    "__version__",
+    "RelativeYear",
     "date_range",
     "model_climate_dates",
     "DailySequence",
diff --git a/src/earthkit/time/cli/cliargs.py b/src/earthkit/time/cli/cliargs.py
index 921f741..0c1a8c5 100644
--- a/src/earthkit/time/cli/cliargs.py
+++ b/src/earthkit/time/cli/cliargs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
 from ..calendar import Weekday, parse_date, parse_mmdd, to_weekday
+from ..climatology import RelativeYear
 from ..sequence import (
     DailySequence,
     MonthlySequence,
@@ -159,3 +160,7 @@ def add_sep_arg(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
         default="\n",
         help="output separator, see SEPARATORS for special values",
     )
+
+
+def relative_year(arg: str):
+    return RelativeYear(int(arg))
diff --git a/src/earthkit/time/cli/climatology.py b/src/earthkit/time/cli/climatology.py
index bd11980..ab07d2d 100644
--- a/src/earthkit/time/cli/climatology.py
+++ b/src/earthkit/time/cli/climatology.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     add_sep_arg,
     add_sequence_args,
     create_sequence,
+    relative_year,
 )
 from .cliout import format_date_list
 
@@ -53,12 +54,24 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     range_start_group.add_argument(
         "--from-year", type=int, dest="start", help="starting year"
     )
+    range_start_group.add_argument(
+        "--from-rel-year",
+        type=relative_year,
+        dest="start",
+        help="starting year, relative to `date`",
+    )
 
     range_end_group = range_action.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     range_end_group.add_argument(
         "--to-date", type=parse_date, dest="end", help="ending date"
     )
     range_end_group.add_argument("--to-year", type=int, dest="end", help="ending year")
+    range_end_group.add_argument(
+        "--to-rel-year",
+        type=relative_year,
+        dest="end",
+        help="ending year, relative to `date`",
+    )
 
     add_sep_arg(range_action)
 
@@ -86,12 +99,24 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     mclim_start_group.add_argument(
         "--from-year", type=int, dest="start", help="starting year"
     )
+    mclim_start_group.add_argument(
+        "--from-rel-year",
+        type=relative_year,
+        dest="start",
+        help="starting year, relative to `date`",
+    )
 
     mclim_end_group = mclim_action.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     mclim_end_group.add_argument(
         "--to-date", type=parse_date, dest="end", help="ending date"
     )
     mclim_end_group.add_argument("--to-year", type=int, dest="end", help="ending year")
+    mclim_end_group.add_argument(
+        "--to-rel-year",
+        type=relative_year,
+        dest="end",
+        help="ending year, relative to `date`",
+    )
 
     mclim_action.add_argument(
         "--before",
diff --git a/src/earthkit/time/climatology.py b/src/earthkit/time/climatology.py
index 580d84f..b26e38c 100644
--- a/src/earthkit/time/climatology.py
+++ b/src/earthkit/time/climatology.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Date utilities to build a climatology"""
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import date, timedelta
 from typing import Iterator, Union
 
@@ -7,10 +8,22 @@
 from .utilities import merge_sorted
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RelativeYear:
+    """Wrapper for a year intended to be relative to a reference"""
+
+    value: int
+
+    def relative_to(self, reference: Union[date, int]) -> int:
+        if isinstance(reference, date):
+            reference = reference.year
+        return reference + self.value
+
+
 def date_range(
     reference: date,
-    start: Union[date, int],
-    end: Union[date, int],
+    start: Union[date, int, RelativeYear],
+    end: Union[date, int, RelativeYear],
     recurrence: str = "yearly",
     include_endpoint: bool = True,
 ) -> Iterator[date]:
@@ -24,10 +37,10 @@ def date_range(
     reference: :class:`datetime.date`
         Reference date setting the fixed part in the sequence (e.g., month and day
         for a yearly recurrence)
-    start: :class:`datetime.date` or int
+    start: :class:`datetime.date`, int, or :class:`RelativeYear`
         Start of the period. Either a full date or a meaningful identifier (e.g.
         year for a yearly recurrence)
-    end: :class:`datetime.date` or int
+    end: :class:`datetime.date`, int, or :class:`RelativeYear`
         End of the period. Included in the sequence unless ``include_endpoint`` is
         ``False``
     recurrence: "yearly"
@@ -48,6 +61,8 @@ def date_range(
     [datetime.date(1999, 4, 12), datetime.date(2000, 4, 12), datetime.date(2001, 4, 12)]
     >>> list(date_range(date(2014, 8, 23), date(2010, 8, 16), date(2012, 8, 1)))
     [datetime.date(2010, 8, 23), datetime.date(2011, 8, 23)]
+    >>> list(date_range(date(2014, 8, 23), RelativeYear(-3), RelativeYear(-1)))
+    [datetime.date(2011, 8, 23), datetime.date(2012, 8, 23), datetime.date(2013, 8, 23)]
     """
 
     _known_recurrences = ["yearly"]
@@ -59,9 +74,13 @@ def date_range(
         if reference.month == 2 and reference.day == 29:
             reference = reference.replace(day=28)
 
+        if isinstance(start, RelativeYear):
+            start = start.relative_to(reference)
         if not isinstance(start, date):
             start = reference.replace(year=start)
 
+        if isinstance(end, RelativeYear):
+            end = end.relative_to(reference)
         if not isinstance(end, date):
             end = reference.replace(year=end)
 
@@ -71,8 +90,8 @@ def date_range(
 
 def model_climate_dates(
     reference: date,
-    start: Union[date, int],
-    end: Union[date, int],
+    start: Union[date, int, RelativeYear],
+    end: Union[date, int, RelativeYear],
     before: Union[timedelta, int],
     after: Union[timedelta, int],
     sequence: Sequence,
@@ -88,9 +107,9 @@ def model_climate_dates(
     ----------
     reference: :class:`datetime.date`
         Reference date for the climate
-    start: :class:`datetime.date` or int
+    start: :class:`datetime.date`, int, or :class:`RelativeYear`
         Start of the climatological period. Either a full date or a year
-    end: :class:`datetime.date` or int
+    end: :class:`datetime.date`, int, or :class:`RelativeYear`
         End of the climatological period. Either a full date or a year
     before: :class:`datetime.timedelta` or int
         Cut-off before the reference date. Either a timedelta or a number of
@@ -108,7 +127,7 @@ def model_climate_dates(
     Examples
     --------
     >>> from earthkit.time.calendar import MONDAY, THURSDAY
-    >>> from earthkit.time import MonthlySequence, WeeklySequence
+    >>> from earthkit.time import MonthlySequence, Sequence, WeeklySequence
     >>> sequence = WeeklySequence([MONDAY, THURSDAY])
     >>> [f"{d:%Y%m%d}" for d in model_climate_dates(date(2024, 2, 12), 2020, 2023, 7, 7, sequence)]
     ... # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
@@ -123,6 +142,11 @@ def model_climate_dates(
      '20210205', '20210207', '20210209', '20210211', '20210213', '20210215', '20210217', '20210219',
      '20220205', '20220207', '20220209', '20220211', '20220213', '20220215', '20220217', '20220219',
      '20230205', '20230207', '20230209', '20230211', '20230213', '20230215', '20230217', '20230219']
+    >>> sequence = Sequence.from_resource("ecmwf-2days")
+    >>> [f"{d:%Y%m%d}" for d in model_climate_dates(
+    ...     date(2024, 12, 31), RelativeYear(-3), RelativeYear(-1), 2, 2, sequence
+    ... )]
+    ['20211229', '20211231', '20220101', '20221229', '20221231', '20230101', '20231229', '20231231', '20240101']
     """
     if not isinstance(before, timedelta):
         before = timedelta(days=before)
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_climatology_cli.py b/tests/cli/test_climatology_cli.py
index b957f6c..00e4c44 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_climatology_cli.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_climatology_cli.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from earthkit.time.calendar import Weekday
 from earthkit.time.cli.climatology import date_range_action, model_climate_action
+from earthkit.time.climatology import RelativeYear
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -32,19 +33,29 @@
             "\t",
             "20150607\t20160607\t20170607",
         ),
+        (
+            date(2025, 1, 1),
+            RelativeYear(-5),
+            RelativeYear(-2),
+            " ",
+            "20200101 20210101 20220101 20230101",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_date_range_action(
     ref: date,
-    start: Union[date, int],
-    end: Union[date, int],
+    start: Union[date, int, RelativeYear],
+    end: Union[date, int, RelativeYear],
     sep: Optional[str],
     expected: str,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
 ):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     args = argparse.Namespace(
-        date=ref, start=start, end=end, sep=("\n" if sep is None else sep)
+        date=ref,
+        start=start,
+        end=end,
+        sep=("\n" if sep is None else sep),
     )
     date_range_action(parser, args)
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
@@ -125,6 +136,23 @@ def test_date_range_action(
             ),
             id="weekly-sep",
         ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {
+                "date": date(2019, 12, 31),
+                "start": RelativeYear(-10),
+                "end": RelativeYear(-6),
+                "before": 7,
+                "after": 7,
+                "preset": "ecmwf-mon-thu",
+                "sep": "/",
+            },
+            "/".join(
+                f"{y + (1 if m == 1 else 0)}{m:02d}{d:02d}"
+                for y in range(2009, 2014)
+                for m, d in [(12, 26), (12, 30), (1, 2), (1, 6)]
+            ),
+            id="preset-rel",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_model_climate_action(
@@ -135,6 +163,7 @@ def test_model_climate_action(
     args.setdefault("weekly", None)
     args.setdefault("monthly", None)
     args.setdefault("yearly", None)
+    args.setdefault("preset", None)
     args.setdefault("exclude", [])
     args.setdefault("sep", "\n")
     args = argparse.Namespace(**args)
diff --git a/tests/test_climatology.py b/tests/test_climatology.py
index 8d4a6a7..f2a6175 100644
--- a/tests/test_climatology.py
+++ b/tests/test_climatology.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from earthkit.time import date_range, model_climate_dates
 from earthkit.time.calendar import MONDAY, THURSDAY
+from earthkit.time.climatology import RelativeYear
 from earthkit.time.sequence import MonthlySequence, WeeklySequence
 
 
@@ -135,3 +136,18 @@ def test_model_climate_dates():
         for y in range(2020, 2024)
         for m, d in [(2, 21), (2, 25), (3, 1), (3, 5), (3, 9)]
     ]
+
+    assert list(
+        model_climate_dates(
+            date(2024, 1, 1),
+            RelativeYear(-5),
+            RelativeYear(-2),
+            3,
+            3,
+            MonthlySequence(range(1, 32, 2), excludes=[(2, 29)]),
+        )
+    ) == [
+        date(y - (1 if m == 12 else 0), m, d)
+        for y in range(2019, 2023)
+        for m, d in [(12, 29), (12, 31), (1, 1), (1, 3)]
+    ]