diff --git a/octodns/__init__.py b/octodns/__init__.py
index 05a5e84..2166778 100644
--- a/octodns/__init__.py
+++ b/octodns/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+'OctoDNS: DNS as code - Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers'
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, \
     unicode_literals
 
-
-__version__ = '0.8.8'
+__VERSION__ = '0.8.8'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 70baaf6..54e9014 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = octodns
 description = "DNS as code - Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers"
 long_description = file: README.md
-version = attr: octodns.__version__
+version = attr: octodns.__VERSION__
 author = Ross McFarland
 author_email = rwmcfa1@gmail.com
 url = https://github.com/github/octodns