diff --git a/cppwg/__init__.py b/cppwg/__init__.py
index 986567b..802c215 100644
--- a/cppwg/__init__.py
+++ b/cppwg/__init__.py
@@ -13,21 +13,14 @@
     Contains string templates for Python wrappers.
 utils
     Contains utility functions and constants.
+version
+    Contains version information.
 writers
     Contains writers for creating Python wrappers and writing to file.
-
-Utilities
----------
-__version__
-    cppwg version string
 """
 
-from importlib import metadata
-
 from cppwg.generators import CppWrapperGenerator
 
 __all__ = [
     "CppWrapperGenerator",
 ]
-
-__version__ = metadata.version("cppwg")
diff --git a/cppwg/__main__.py b/cppwg/__main__.py
index 332c93c..0d6e209 100644
--- a/cppwg/__main__.py
+++ b/cppwg/__main__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 
-from cppwg import CppWrapperGenerator, __version__
+from cppwg import CppWrapperGenerator
+from cppwg.version import __version__
 
 
 def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
diff --git a/cppwg/generators.py b/cppwg/generators.py
index d734780..3a1b421 100644
--- a/cppwg/generators.py
+++ b/cppwg/generators.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     CPPWG_DEFAULT_WRAPPER_DIR,
     CPPWG_HEADER_COLLECTION_FILENAME,
 )
+from cppwg.version import __version__ as cppwg_version
 from cppwg.writers.header_collection_writer import CppHeaderCollectionWriter
 from cppwg.writers.package_writer import CppPackageWrapperWriter
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         logger = logging.getLogger()
 
+        logger.info(f"cppwg version {cppwg_version}")
+
         # Check that castxml_binary exists and is executable
         self.castxml_binary: str = ""
 
diff --git a/cppwg/version.py b/cppwg/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef4a8c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cppwg/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Version information."""
+
+from importlib import metadata
+
+__version__ = metadata.version("cppwg")