diff --git a/trove/__init__.py b/trove/__init__.py
index 8b9fc79ce8..932f8f730b 100644
--- a/trove/__init__.py
+++ b/trove/__init__.py
@@ -21,3 +21,15 @@
    :synopsis: Platform-As-A-Service Database Cloud
 .. moduleauthor:: Michael Basnight <mbasnight@gmail.com>
 """
+
+__all__ = ['__version__']
+
+import pbr.version
+
+version_info = pbr.version.VersionInfo('trove')
+# We have a circular import problem when we first run python setup.py sdist
+# It's harmless, so deflect it.
+try:
+    __version__ = version_info.version_string()
+except AttributeError:
+    __version__ = None
diff --git a/trove/common/cfg.py b/trove/common/cfg.py
index ca0f2533e7..5286fa1ebc 100644
--- a/trove/common/cfg.py
+++ b/trove/common/cfg.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 """Routines for configuring Trove."""
 
+import trove
 from oslo.config import cfg
 from trove.openstack.common import log as logging
 
@@ -445,4 +446,5 @@ def custom_parser(parsername, parser):
 def parse_args(argv, default_config_files=None):
     cfg.CONF(args=argv[1:],
              project='trove',
+             version=trove.__version__,
              default_config_files=default_config_files)