diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index e7c1735..a0a8cbe 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ These constants are used in the return value of a `image provider`_ function:
 **pyotherside.format_data**
     Encoded image file data (e.g. PNG/JPEG data).
 
+.. versionadded:: 1.3.0
+
+The following constants have been added in PyOtherSide 1.3:
+
+**pyotherside.version**
+    Version of PyOtherSide as string.
+
+
 
 Data Type Mapping
 =================
@@ -800,6 +808,7 @@ Version 1.3.0 (UNRELEASED)
 
 * Access to the `Qt Resource System`_ from Python (see `Qt Resource Access`_).
 * QML API 1.3: Import from Qt Resources (:func:`addImportPath` with ``qrc:/``).
+* Add ``pyotherside.version`` constant to access version from Python as string.
 
 Version 1.2.0 (2014-02-16)
 --------------------------
diff --git a/examples/events_example.py b/examples/events_example.py
index 3fa14c3..01978b8 100644
--- a/examples/events_example.py
+++ b/examples/events_example.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import pyotherside
 import threading
 import time
 
+print('Using PyOtherSide version', pyotherside.version)
+
 COLORS = ['red', 'green', 'blue']
 
 def thread_func():
diff --git a/src/qpython_priv.cpp b/src/qpython_priv.cpp
index 641449c..de61d9c 100644
--- a/src/qpython_priv.cpp
+++ b/src/qpython_priv.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ PyOtherSide_init()
     // Custom constant - pixels are to be interpreted as encoded image file data
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(pyotherside, "format_data", -1);
 
+    // Version of PyOtherSide (new in 1.3)
+    PyModule_AddStringConstant(pyotherside, "version", PYOTHERSIDE_VERSION);
+
     return pyotherside;
 }