diff --git a/src/aws_durable_execution_sdk_python/__init__.py b/src/aws_durable_execution_sdk_python/__init__.py
index 0514767..23a85cd 100644
--- a/src/aws_durable_execution_sdk_python/__init__.py
+++ b/src/aws_durable_execution_sdk_python/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 """AWS Lambda Durable Executions Python SDK."""
 
+# Package metadata
+from aws_durable_execution_sdk_python.__about__ import __version__
+
 # Main context - used in every durable function
 # Helper decorators - commonly used for step functions
 # Concurrency
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
     "InvocationError",
     "StepContext",
     "ValidationError",
+    "__version__",
     "durable_execution",
     "durable_step",
     "durable_wait_for_callback",
diff --git a/tests/durable_executions_python_language_sdk_test.py b/tests/durable_executions_python_language_sdk_test.py
index b138ea7..d53b875 100644
--- a/tests/durable_executions_python_language_sdk_test.py
+++ b/tests/durable_executions_python_language_sdk_test.py
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@
 def test_aws_durable_execution_sdk_python_importable():
     """Test aws_durable_execution_sdk_python is importable."""
     import aws_durable_execution_sdk_python  # noqa: PLC0415, F401
+
+
+def test_version_is_accessible():
+    """Test __version__ is accessible from package root."""
+    import aws_durable_execution_sdk_python  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+    assert hasattr(aws_durable_execution_sdk_python, "__version__")
+    assert isinstance(aws_durable_execution_sdk_python.__version__, str)
+    assert len(aws_durable_execution_sdk_python.__version__) > 0