--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='pyarrow',
+    version='@VERSION@',
     packages=packages,
     zip_safe=False,
     package_data={'pyarrow': ['*.pxd', '*.pyx', 'includes/*.pxd']},