diff --git a/python/hppfcl/__init__.py b/python/hppfcl/__init__.py
index 257d4a9c7ff30492259a410a2fb430d2ff79a455..34f11992627594885d3cfa093815314ed79d5633 100644
--- a/python/hppfcl/__init__.py
+++ b/python/hppfcl/__init__.py
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
 #  ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 #  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-from hppfcl import *
+from .hppfcl import *
+from .hppfcl import __version__, __raw_version__