diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 1d76a1f..44bc7af 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [run]
 branch = True
+omit =
+    bonobo/examples/*
+    bonobo/ext/*
 
 [report]
 # Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
diff --git a/bonobo/__init__.py b/bonobo/__init__.py
index 11e17a1..3c15c18 100644
--- a/bonobo/__init__.py
+++ b/bonobo/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ from bonobo._api import __all__
 from bonobo._version import __version__
 
 __all__ = ['__version__'] + __all__
+__version__ = __version__
+
 del sys