diff --git a/ansibleplaybookgrapher/__init__.py b/ansibleplaybookgrapher/__init__.py
index ccd20efa..c6b03c0c 100644
--- a/ansibleplaybookgrapher/__init__.py
+++ b/ansibleplaybookgrapher/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 from .graph_model import PlaybookNode, PlayNode, TaskNode, RoleNode, BlockNode
 from .parser import PlaybookParser
 
-__version__ = "2.1.2"
-__prog__ = "ansible-playbook-grapher"
 
 display = Display()
 
diff --git a/ansibleplaybookgrapher/cli.py b/ansibleplaybookgrapher/cli.py
index acef4571..54f5882c 100644
--- a/ansibleplaybookgrapher/cli.py
+++ b/ansibleplaybookgrapher/cli.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_version
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 
-from ansibleplaybookgrapher import __prog__, __version__, Grapher
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher import Grapher
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher.version import __prog__, __version__
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.renderer import OPEN_PROTOCOL_HANDLERS
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.renderer.graphviz import GraphvizRenderer
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.renderer.mermaid import (
diff --git a/ansibleplaybookgrapher/version.py b/ansibleplaybookgrapher/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bfb507b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansibleplaybookgrapher/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__version__ = "2.2.0-dev"
+__prog__ = "ansible-playbook-grapher"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5560d32d..56519d97 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-from ansibleplaybookgrapher import __version__, __prog__
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher.version import __version__, __prog__
 
 
 def read_requirements(path):
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c1917a4e..1e940515 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 from ansible.plugins.loader import init_plugin_loader
 
-from ansibleplaybookgrapher import __prog__
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher.version import __prog__
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.cli import PlaybookGrapherCLI
 from tests import INVENTORY_FILE, FIXTURES_DIR
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 93b47471..d3b735d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleOptionsError
 from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_version
 
-from ansibleplaybookgrapher import __prog__, __version__
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher.version import __prog__, __version__
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.cli import PlaybookGrapherCLI
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_graphviz_renderer.py b/tests/test_graphviz_renderer.py
index ebb63679..02c2f68b 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphviz_renderer.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphviz_renderer.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pyquery import PyQuery
 
-from ansibleplaybookgrapher import __prog__
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher.version import __prog__
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.cli import PlaybookGrapherCLI
 from tests import FIXTURES_DIR
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mermaid_renderer.py b/tests/test_mermaid_renderer.py
index 346836aa..e522a1cd 100644
--- a/tests/test_mermaid_renderer.py
+++ b/tests/test_mermaid_renderer.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansibleplaybookgrapher import __prog__
+from ansibleplaybookgrapher.version import __prog__
 from ansibleplaybookgrapher.cli import PlaybookGrapherCLI
 from tests import FIXTURES_DIR