diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index fea7a27a5fb..cc00a19dfd0 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import os
 # Load .env before any other litellm imports so env vars (e.g. LITELLM_UI_SESSION_DURATION) are available
 import dotenv as _dotenv
 
+from ._version import version as __version__
+
 
 def _dev_env_hot_reload_enabled() -> bool:
     """The proxy exports this flag when started with ``--reload``. A reloaded
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test___init__.py b/tests/test_litellm/test___init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1190490936c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test___init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from importlib.metadata import version
+
+import litellm
+
+
+def test_dunder_version_matches_installed_distribution() -> None:
+    assert litellm.__version__ == version("litellm")