diff --git a/briar_repl/__init__.py b/briar_repl/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..4fa630893de541f2833c12b44f0d8d773d2b806b 100644
--- a/briar_repl/__init__.py
+++ b/briar_repl/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""briar cli-messenger for briar:headless"""
+
+__version__ = "19.12.14"
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