diff --git a/docker/__init__.py b/docker/__init__.py
index 1edc0e1c..3844c81a 100644
--- a/docker/__init__.py
+++ b/docker/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #    limitations under the License.
 
-from .version import version
+from .version import version, version_info
 
 __version__ = version
 __title__ = 'docker-py'
diff --git a/docker/version.py b/docker/version.py
index eaab84f1..e6e54204 100644
--- a/docker/version.py
+++ b/docker/version.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 version = "1.1.1-dev"
+version_info = tuple([int(d) for d in version.replace("-dev", "").split(".")])