diff --git a/ale/__init__.py b/ale/__init__.py
index 5ca10dc2d9c7d0aea041ca4091c2423891599d6f..2c88f6c020ec3a78618819fbe38134c26052cef0 100644
--- a/ale/__init__.py
+++ b/ale/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
 from . import drivers
 from . import formatters
 from .drivers import load, loads
+
+import os
+
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+
+try:
+    _dist = get_distribution('ale')
+    # Normalize case for Windows systems
+    dist_loc = os.path.normcase(_dist.location)
+    here = os.path.normcase(__file__)
+    if not here.startswith(os.path.join(dist_loc, 'ale')):
+        # not installed, but there is another version that *is*
+        raise DistributionNotFound
+except DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = 'Please install this project with setup.py'
+else:
+    __version__ = _dist.version
+
diff --git a/ale/config.py b/ale/config.py
index ae3fe14d4acb4e7abd7aefd14876cbea595a5b4b..0dd30a03ed96028aaa8b33f7849a9fc5ce50bb0b 100644
--- a/ale/config.py
+++ b/ale/config.py
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ mdis = '/data/spice/mess-e_v_h-spice-6-v1.0/messsp_1000/extras/mk' # Messenger
 mro = '/data/spice/mro-m-spice-6-v1.0/mrosp_1000/extras/mk' # Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
 kaguya = '/data/spice/SELENE/kernels/mk/'
 dawn = '/data/spice/dawn-m_a-spice-6-v1.0/dawnsp_1000/extras/mk'
-lro = '/usgs/cpkgs/isis3/data/lro/kernels/mk/' # LRO 
-
+lro = '/usgs/cpkgs/isis3/data/lro/kernels/mk/' # LRO
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9183dc023422b665cf8ec356feb622812c76eb95..b5ecc602437e7fcdbb980d39387b32bed8afc1d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 NAME = "Ale"
-VERSION = "0.0.3"
+VERSION = "0.2.0"
 
 # To install the library, run the following
 #