diff --git a/kibot/__main__.py b/kibot/__main__.py
index 29619452..ffe5147c 100644
--- a/kibot/__main__.py
+++ b/kibot/__main__.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ from .pre_base import (BasePreFlight)
 from .config_reader import (CfgYamlReader, print_outputs_help, print_output_help, print_preflights_help, create_example,
                             print_filters_help)
 from .kiplot import (generate_outputs, load_actions, config_output, generate_makefile)
+GS.kibot_version = __version__
 
 
 def list_pre_and_outs(logger, outputs):
diff --git a/kibot/gs.py b/kibot/gs.py
index 68219e1e..b0a54a56 100644
--- a/kibot/gs.py
+++ b/kibot/gs.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class GS(object):
     sch = None
     debug_enabled = False
     debug_level = 0
+    kibot_version = None
     n = datetime.now()
     kicad_version = ''
     kicad_conf_path = None
diff --git a/kibot/kicad/v5_sch.py b/kibot/kicad/v5_sch.py
index 402fb906..c3183576 100644
--- a/kibot/kicad/v5_sch.py
+++ b/kibot/kicad/v5_sch.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from copy import deepcopy
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from .config import KiConf, un_quote
-from ..__main__ import __version__
 from ..gs import GS
 from ..misc import (W_BADPOLI, W_POLICOORDS, W_BADSQUARE, W_BADCIRCLE, W_BADARC, W_BADTEXT, W_BADPIN, W_BADCOMP, W_BADDRAW,
                     W_UNKDCM, W_UNKAR, W_ARNOPATH, W_ARNOREF, W_MISCFLD, W_EXTRASPC, W_NOLIB, W_INCPOS, W_NOANNO, W_MISSLIB,
@@ -1770,7 +1769,7 @@ class Schematic(object):
         design = SubElement(root, 'design')
         SubElement(design, 'source').text = self.fname
         SubElement(design, 'date').text = datetime.now().strftime("%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y")
-        SubElement(design, 'tool').text = 'KiBot v'+__version__
+        SubElement(design, 'tool').text = 'KiBot v'+GS.kibot_version
         sheet = SubElement(design, 'sheet')
         sheet.set('number', str(self.sheet))
         sheet.set('name', str(self.sheet_path_h))