diff --git a/src/stringdb/__init__.py b/src/stringdb/__init__.py
index 165f117..8341180 100644
--- a/src/stringdb/__init__.py
+++ b/src/stringdb/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 from .api import API
 
 __all__ = ["API"]
+
+CURRENT_VERSION = "12.0"