diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e1cbc4976..ce942aa94 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
-import netlib.version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 
 extensions = [
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ author = u'The mitmproxy project'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = netlib.version.VERSION
+version = version.VERSION
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = netlib.version.VERSION
+release = version.VERSION
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/examples/har_dump.py b/examples/har_dump.py
index 95090edb1..deed2e70a 100644
--- a/examples/har_dump.py
+++ b/examples/har_dump.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import pytz
 
 import mitmproxy
 
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 from netlib import strutils
 from netlib.http import cookies
 
diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/wsgiapp.py b/mitmproxy/addons/wsgiapp.py
index d83a1e2ec..0879a87be 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/wsgiapp.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/wsgiapp.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from mitmproxy import ctx
 from mitmproxy import exceptions
 
 from netlib import wsgi
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 
 class WSGIApp:
diff --git a/mitmproxy/flow.py b/mitmproxy/flow.py
index 13b852efb..2fb7ace0b 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/flow.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import uuid
 
 from mitmproxy import stateobject
 from mitmproxy import connections
+from mitmproxy import version
 
-from netlib import version
 from typing import Optional  # noqa
 
 
diff --git a/mitmproxy/http.py b/mitmproxy/http.py
index 7fe70f9bd..4474ca3be 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/http.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/http.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import cgi
 
 from mitmproxy import flow
 from netlib import http
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 from netlib import tcp
 
 
diff --git a/mitmproxy/io_compat.py b/mitmproxy/io_compat.py
index fc190e2fd..7f8f41b38 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/io_compat.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/io_compat.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ This module handles the import of mitmproxy flows generated by old versions.
 
 from typing import Any
 
-from netlib import version, strutils
+from mitmproxy import version
+from netlib import strutils
 
 
 def convert_011_012(data):
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/cmdline.py b/mitmproxy/tools/cmdline.py
index ddc4a5cef..41770631d 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/cmdline.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/cmdline.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from mitmproxy import options
 from mitmproxy import platform
 from netlib import human
 from netlib import tcp
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 
 class ParseException(Exception):
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py
index 752ebf008..dda8bfbc9 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from mitmproxy import flowfilter
 from mitmproxy.tools.console import common
 from mitmproxy.tools.console import signals
 
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 footer = [
     ("heading", 'mitmproxy {} (Python {}) '.format(version.VERSION, platform.python_version())),
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/web/app.py b/mitmproxy/tools/web/app.py
index 89b421868..41701d36b 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/web/app.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/web/app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from mitmproxy import flow
 from mitmproxy import http
 from mitmproxy import contentviews
 from mitmproxy import io
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 
 def convert_flow_to_json_dict(flow: flow.Flow) -> dict:
diff --git a/netlib/version.py b/mitmproxy/version.py
similarity index 100%
rename from netlib/version.py
rename to mitmproxy/version.py
diff --git a/netlib/debug.py b/netlib/debug.py
index f1b3d7922..147fe4b13 100644
--- a/netlib/debug.py
+++ b/netlib/debug.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import signal
 import platform
 import traceback
 
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 from OpenSSL import SSL
 
diff --git a/pathod/pathoc_cmdline.py b/pathod/pathoc_cmdline.py
index ab330505b..2b4b9f9ce 100644
--- a/pathod/pathoc_cmdline.py
+++ b/pathod/pathoc_cmdline.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import os.path
 
 from netlib import tcp
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 from netlib.http import user_agents
 from . import pathoc, language
 
diff --git a/pathod/pathod.py b/pathod/pathod.py
index 0f659d401..3692ceff2 100644
--- a/pathod/pathod.py
+++ b/pathod/pathod.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import threading
 from netlib import tcp
 from netlib import certutils
 from netlib import websockets
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 import urllib
 from netlib.exceptions import HttpException, HttpReadDisconnect, TcpTimeout, TcpDisconnect, \
diff --git a/pathod/pathod_cmdline.py b/pathod/pathod_cmdline.py
index 3531b8f3e..e467ef308 100644
--- a/pathod/pathod_cmdline.py
+++ b/pathod/pathod_cmdline.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import re
 
 from netlib import tcp
 from netlib import human
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 from . import pathod
 
 
diff --git a/pathod/protocols/http.py b/pathod/protocols/http.py
index 179303206..0822e8644 100644
--- a/pathod/protocols/http.py
+++ b/pathod/protocols/http.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 from netlib.exceptions import TlsException
 from netlib.http import http1
 from .. import language
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f856ff7ae..9981ea6cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 from codecs import open
 import os
 
-from netlib import version
+from mitmproxy import version
 
 # Based on https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject/blob/master/setup.py
 # and https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.org/