diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index ce93c59ac24..92b338fe4d2 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ sys.path.extend([
     os.path.join(docs_basepath, '_ext'), # Sphinx extensions
 ])
 
+from salt import __version__
+
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
@@ -39,9 +41,9 @@ copyright = u'2011, Thomas S. Hatch'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.9.2'
+version = __version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.9.2'
+release = version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 2cf56708943..ab22a744578 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Release announcement:
 Download
 --------
 
-The latest Salt is 0.9.2:
+The latest Salt is |version|:
 
 https://github.com/downloads/thatch45/salt/salt-0.9.2.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/salt/__init__.py b/salt/__init__.py
index 02c6d66d546..10de66cdb91 100755
--- a/salt/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 '''
 Make me some salt!
 '''
+__version_info__ = (0, 9, 2)
+__version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __version_info__))
+
 # Import python libs
 import optparse
 import os
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d2a5c86d950..7955561a053 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ from distutils.extension import Extension
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib, PREFIX
 from Cython.Distutils import build_ext
 
+from salt import __version__
+
 NAME = 'salt'
-VER = '0.9.2'
+VER = __version__
 DESC = 'Portable, distrubuted, remote execution and configuration management system'
 
 mod_path = os.path.join(get_python_lib(), 'salt/modules/')