diff --git a/bfxapi/__init__.py b/bfxapi/__init__.py
index 304bc34..b583248 100644
--- a/bfxapi/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ from .client import Client
 from .urls import REST_HOST, PUB_REST_HOST, \
     WSS_HOST, PUB_WSS_HOST
 
-NAME = "bfxapi"
+from .version import __version__
diff --git a/bfxapi/rest/__init__.py b/bfxapi/rest/__init__.py
index 4f17f62..e18526e 100644
--- a/bfxapi/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/rest/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 from .endpoints import BfxRestInterface, RestPublicEndpoints, RestAuthenticatedEndpoints, \
                     RestMerchantEndpoints
-
-NAME = "rest"
diff --git a/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/__init__.py b/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/__init__.py
index ef82b97..2775e2e 100644
--- a/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/__init__.py
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ from .bfx_rest_interface import BfxRestInterface
 from .rest_public_endpoints import RestPublicEndpoints
 from .rest_authenticated_endpoints import RestAuthenticatedEndpoints
 from .rest_merchant_endpoints import RestMerchantEndpoints
-
-NAME = "endpoints"
diff --git a/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/rest_public_endpoints.py b/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/rest_public_endpoints.py
index 6f6d772..c80d86b 100644
--- a/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/rest_public_endpoints.py
+++ b/bfxapi/rest/endpoints/rest_public_endpoints.py
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ class RestPublicEndpoints(Middleware):
     def get_pulse_profile_details(self, nickname: str) -> PulseProfile:
         return serializers.PulseProfile.parse(*self._get(f"pulse/profile/{nickname}"))
 
-    def get_pulse_message_history(self, *, end: Optional[str] = None, limit: Optional[int] = None) -> List[PulseMessage]:
+    def get_pulse_message_history(self,
+                                  *,
+                                  end: Optional[str] = None,
+                                  limit: Optional[int] = None) -> List[PulseMessage]:
         messages = []
 
         for subdata in self._get("pulse/hist", params={ "end": end, "limit": limit }):
diff --git a/bfxapi/rest/middleware/__init__.py b/bfxapi/rest/middleware/__init__.py
index d7f9c42..ae3488d 100644
--- a/bfxapi/rest/middleware/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/rest/middleware/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 from .middleware import Middleware
-
-NAME = "middleware"
diff --git a/bfxapi/tests/__init__.py b/bfxapi/tests/__init__.py
index 3084e94..df78300 100644
--- a/bfxapi/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import unittest
+
 from .test_rest_serializers import TestRestSerializers
 from .test_websocket_serializers import TestWebsocketSerializers
 from .test_labeler import TestLabeler
 from .test_notification import TestNotification
 
-NAME = "tests"
-
 def suite():
     return unittest.TestSuite([
         unittest.makeSuite(TestRestSerializers),
diff --git a/bfxapi/utils/__init__.py b/bfxapi/utils/__init__.py
index 32f9209..e69de29 100644
--- a/bfxapi/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-NAME = "utils"
diff --git a/bfxapi/version.py b/bfxapi/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3996ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bfxapi/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "3.0.0b1"
diff --git a/bfxapi/websocket/__init__.py b/bfxapi/websocket/__init__.py
index 6be76dd..1509ba7 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websocket/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websocket/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 from .client import BfxWebsocketClient, BfxWebsocketBucket, BfxWebsocketInputs
-
-NAME = "websocket"
diff --git a/bfxapi/websocket/client/__init__.py b/bfxapi/websocket/client/__init__.py
index fa12a78..e9acea9 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websocket/client/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websocket/client/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 from .bfx_websocket_client import BfxWebsocketClient
 from .bfx_websocket_bucket import BfxWebsocketBucket
 from .bfx_websocket_inputs import BfxWebsocketInputs
-
-NAME = "client"
diff --git a/bfxapi/websocket/handlers/__init__.py b/bfxapi/websocket/handlers/__init__.py
index e339402..d55ea1e 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websocket/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websocket/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 from .public_channels_handler import PublicChannelsHandler
 from .authenticated_channels_handler import AuthenticatedChannelsHandler
-
-NAME = "handlers"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a11a161..b8484a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
+version = {}
+with open("bfxapi/version.py", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
+    exec(fp.read(), version) #pylint: disable=exec-used
+
 setup(
     name="bitfinex-api-py",
-    version="3.0.0b1",
+    version=version["__version__"],
     description="Official Bitfinex Python API",
     long_description="A Python reference implementation of the Bitfinex API for both REST and websocket interaction",
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",