diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/__init__.py
index 2b6adc41b..0c6ca43d9 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/__init__.py
+++ b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-from .lightning import LightningRpc, RpcError, Millisatoshi, __version__
+from .lightning import LightningRpc, RpcError, Millisatoshi
 from .plugin import Plugin, monkey_patch
 
 
+__version__ = "0.7.4"
+
+
 __all__ = [
     "LightningRpc",
     "Plugin",
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py
index 99ec9e859..0e5011975 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py
+++ b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import warnings
 from decimal import Decimal
 from math import floor, log10
 
-__version__ = "0.7.3"
-
 
 class RpcError(ValueError):
     def __init__(self, method, payload, error):