diff --git a/src/ifccityjson/ifccityjson/cityjson2ifc/cityjson2ifc.py b/src/ifccityjson/ifccityjson/cityjson2ifc/cityjson2ifc.py
index 824418a48a..7e5daea1a5 100644
--- a/src/ifccityjson/ifccityjson/cityjson2ifc/cityjson2ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifccityjson/ifccityjson/cityjson2ifc/cityjson2ifc.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with ifccityjson.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+from importlib.metadata import version as pkg_version
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.api
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ class Cityjson2ifc:
             "IfcOpenShell, an open source (LGPL) software library that helps users and software developers to work with the IFC file format.",
         )
         p_o = self.IFC_model.createIfcPersonAndOrganization(person, organization)
-        application = self.IFC_model.createIfcApplication(organization, "v0.0.x", "ifccityjson", "ifccityjson")
+        application = self.IFC_model.createIfcApplication(organization, pkg_version("ifccityjson"), "ifccityjson", "ifccityjson")
         timestamp = int(datetime.now().timestamp())
         ownerHistory = self.IFC_model.createIfcOwnerHistory(p_o, application, "READWRITE", None, None, None, None,
                                                             timestamp)