diff --git a/.github/workflows/Test.yml b/.github/workflows/Test.yml
index 133852cd..d60d39d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Test.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build wheel and sdist packages
         run: python -m build --wheel --sdist --outdir dist
 
+      - name: OMPython version
+        id: ompython_version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          V=$(python -c "
+          import OMPython
+          v = OMPython.__version__
+          assert v != 'unknown', 'Version resolution failed'
+          print(v)
+          ")
+          echo "Resolved OMPython version: $V"
+          echo "version=$V" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "### OMPython Version" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          echo "\`$V\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
       - name: Check twine
         run: python -m twine check dist/*
 
diff --git a/OMPython/__init__.py b/OMPython/__init__.py
index 848421c5..3a81235a 100644
--- a/OMPython/__init__.py
+++ b/OMPython/__init__.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 omc.sendExpression("getVersion()")
 ```
 
+
 """
 
+from OMPython._version import __version__, get_version
+
 from OMPython.model_execution import (
     ModelExecutionConfig,
     ModelExecutionRun,
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@
 
 # global names imported if import 'from OMPython import *' is used
 __all__ = [
+    '__version__',
+    'get_version',
+
     'doe_get_solutions',
 
     'LinearizationResult',
diff --git a/OMPython/_version.py b/OMPython/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cebacd10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OMPython/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""Version information for OMPython.
+
+Resolves the installed package version via importlib.metadata when
+OMPython is installed (pip install, editable install, etc.), and falls
+back to reading pyproject.toml directly when running from a source
+tree with no installed metadata available.
+"""
+
+import sys
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    import tomllib
+else:
+    import tomli as tomllib
+
+_FALLBACK_VERSION = "unknown"
+
+
+def _read_version_from_pyproject() -> str:
+    """Return the package version from the pyproject.toml file.
+
+    Raises:
+        FileNotFoundError: if pyproject.toml cannot be found.
+        KeyError: if the version is not statically defined (e.g. dynamic versioning is used).
+    """
+    pyproject_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "pyproject.toml"
+    with open(pyproject_path, "rb") as pyproject_file:
+        pyproject = tomllib.load(pyproject_file)
+    return pyproject["project"]["version"]
+
+
+def _resolve_version() -> str:
+    try:
+        return version(__package__ or "OMPython")
+    except PackageNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        return _read_version_from_pyproject()
+    except (FileNotFoundError, KeyError):
+        return _FALLBACK_VERSION
+
+
+def get_version() -> str:
+    """Return the OMPython version string."""
+    return __version__
+
+
+__version__ = _resolve_version()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b36b74b..ddff139c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "psutil",
     "pyparsing",
     "pyzmq",
+    "tomli; python_version < '3.11'",
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools]
diff --git a/tests/test_version.py b/tests/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9f9271f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""Tests for OMPython._version."""
+
+import importlib.metadata
+from OMPython import _version
+
+
+def test_version_module_resolves_installed_metadata():
+    """When OMPython is installed, __version__ should come from
+    importlib.metadata and never fall back to 'unknown'."""
+    assert _version.__version__ != "unknown"
+    assert isinstance(_version.__version__, str)
+    assert _version.__version__ != ""
+
+
+def test_get_version_matches_module_version():
+    """get_version() should return the same value as __version__."""
+    assert _version.get_version() == _version.__version__
+
+
+def test_installed_metadata_matches_importlib(monkeypatch=None):
+    """Sanity check: the resolved version matches what importlib.metadata
+    reports directly, confirming the installed-metadata path is being used."""
+    expected = importlib.metadata.version(_version.__package__ or "OMPython")
+    assert _version.__version__ == expected
+
+
+def test_resolve_version_falls_back_when_package_not_found(monkeypatch):
+    """If importlib.metadata.version() raises PackageNotFoundError,
+    _resolve_version() should fall back to reading pyproject.toml."""
+
+    def raise_not_found(_name):
+        raise importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_version, "version", raise_not_found)
+
+    result = _version._resolve_version()
+
+    # Falls back to reading pyproject.toml; should not silently return
+    # "unknown" unless pyproject.toml is genuinely missing/malformed.
+    assert result != "unknown"
+    assert isinstance(result, str)
+
+
+def test_resolve_version_returns_unknown_if_pyproject_unreadable(monkeypatch):
+    """If both importlib.metadata and the pyproject.toml fallback fail,
+    _resolve_version() should return 'unknown' rather than raising."""
+
+    def raise_not_found(_name):
+        raise importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError
+
+    def raise_file_not_found():
+        raise FileNotFoundError
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_version, "version", raise_not_found)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_version, "_read_version_from_pyproject", raise_file_not_found)
+
+    result = _version._resolve_version()
+
+    assert result == "unknown"
+
+
+def test_read_version_from_pyproject_returns_string():
+    """_read_version_from_pyproject() should return a non-empty string
+    when pyproject.toml is present and well-formed."""
+    result = _version._read_version_from_pyproject()
+    assert isinstance(result, str)
+    assert result != ""