diff --git a/paddlespeech/__init__.py b/paddlespeech/__init__.py
index 5dfc1974..135ec218 100644
--- a/paddlespeech/__init__.py
+++ b/paddlespeech/__init__.py
@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+try:
+    from .version import full_version as __version__
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        "Warning: import paddlespeech from source directory without installing, run 'python setup.py install' to install paddlespeech firstly\n"
+    )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f68923d..bc923683 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import io
 import os
 import subprocess as sp
 import sys
-import paddlespeech
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from setuptools import Command
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ from setuptools.command.install import install
 
 HERE = Path(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
+PADDLESPEECH_VERSION = '0.1.1'
+
 requirements = {
     "install": [
         "editdistance",
@@ -83,6 +84,15 @@ requirements = {
 }
 
 
+def write_version_py(filename='paddlespeech/version.py'):
+    ver_str = """# THIS FILE IS GENERATED FROM PADDLEPADDLE SETUP.PY
+#
+full_version = '%(version)s'
+"""
+    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(ver_str % {'version': PADDLESPEECH_VERSION})
+
+
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def pushd(new_dir):
     old_dir = os.getcwd()
@@ -170,10 +180,12 @@ class UploadCommand(Command):
         sys.exit()
 
 
+write_version_py()
+
 setup_info = dict(
     # Metadata
     name='paddlespeech',
-    version=paddlespeech.__version__,
+    version=PADDLESPEECH_VERSION,
     author='PaddlePaddle Speech and Language Team',
     author_email='paddlesl@baidu.com',
     url='https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleSpeech',