diff --git a/cairocffi/__init__.py b/cairocffi/__init__.py
index a4a3f29..0f85963 100644
--- a/cairocffi/__init__.py
+++ b/cairocffi/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 from .compat import FileNotFoundError
 
 
-VERSION = '0.4.2'
+VERSION = '0.4.3'
+# pycairo compat:
+version = VERSION
+version_info = version.split('.')
 
 
 def dlopen(ffi, *names):