diff --git a/redisvl/version.py b/redisvl/version.py
index d69d16e9..0df11191 100644
--- a/redisvl/version.py
+++ b/redisvl/version.py
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-__version__ = "0.9.1"
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+except ImportError:
+    # Python < 3.8 fallback
+    from importlib_metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version  # type: ignore
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("redisvl")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    # Package is not installed (e.g., during development)
+    __version__ = "0.0.0.dev"