diff --git a/src/useSearchClient.ts b/src/useSearchClient.ts
index da6dd147..a1a72879 100644
--- a/src/useSearchClient.ts
+++ b/src/useSearchClient.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import algoliasearch from 'algoliasearch/dist/algoliasearch-lite.esm.browser';
 
+import { version } from './version';
+
 export function useSearchClient(appId: string, apiKey: string) {
   const searchClient = React.useMemo(() => {
     const client = algoliasearch(appId, apiKey);
-    client.addAlgoliaAgent(`docsearch (${__VERSION__})`);
+    client.addAlgoliaAgent(`docsearch (${version})`);
 
     return client;
   }, [appId, apiKey]);
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03d93047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const version = '1.0.0-alpha.10';