diff --git a/erpnext/__init__.py b/erpnext/__init__.py
index 60bec4f..3ef27a4 100644
--- a/erpnext/__init__.py
+++ b/erpnext/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-from erpnext.__version__ import __version__
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+__version__ = '6.27.22'
diff --git a/erpnext/__version__.py b/erpnext/__version__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c27ae20..0000000
--- a/erpnext/__version__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-__version__ = '6.27.22'
diff --git a/erpnext/hooks.py b/erpnext/hooks.py
index a94acff..184004c 100644
--- a/erpnext/hooks.py
+++ b/erpnext/hooks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from frappe import _
+from . import __version__ as app_version
 
 app_name = "erpnext"
 app_title = "ERPNext"
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@
 app_description = """ERP made simple"""
 app_icon = "icon-th"
 app_color = "#e74c3c"
-app_version = "6.27.22"
 app_email = "info@erpnext.com"
 app_license = "GNU General Public License (v3)"
 source_link = "https://github.com/frappe/erpnext"