--- src/gpgme.c.orig	2006-02-14 06:04:56.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gpgme.c	2010-05-27 17:00:20.115118723 +0300
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_gpgme(void)
 {
+    const char *gpgme_version;
     PyObject *mod;
 
     pygpgme_error = PyErr_NewException("gpgme.GpgmeError",
@@ -72,4 +73,15 @@
 
     Py_INCREF(pygpgme_error);
     PyModule_AddObject(mod, "GpgmeError", pygpgme_error);
+ 
+    gpgme_version = gpgme_check_version(NULL);
+    if (gpgme_version == NULL) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, "Unable to initialize gpgme.");
+        Py_DECREF(mod);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyModule_AddObject(mod, "gpgme_version",
+                       PyString_FromString(gpgme_version));
+
+     return mod;
 }