diff --git a/photobooth/__init__.py b/photobooth/__init__.py
index c0971d9..c409338 100644
--- a/photobooth/__init__.py
+++ b/photobooth/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
-try:
-    __version__ = get_distribution(__name__).version
-except DistributionNotFound:
-    # package is not installed
-    pass
-
 import sys
 from .main import main
 
diff --git a/photobooth/main.py b/photobooth/main.py
index f9048d8..688a4fb 100644
--- a/photobooth/main.py
+++ b/photobooth/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+try:
+    __version__ = get_distribution('photobooth').version
+except DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = 'unknown'
+
 from multiprocessing import Pipe, Process
 import importlib
 
@@ -8,6 +14,7 @@ import camera, gui
 from Config import Config
 from Photobooth import Photobooth
 
+
 def lookup_and_import(module_list, name, package=None):
 
     result = next(((mod_name, class_name) 
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@ def main_photobooth(config, send, recv):
 
 
 def run(argv):
+    print('Photobooth version:', __version__)
 
     config = Config('photobooth.cfg')