diff --git a/pypandoc/__init__.py b/pypandoc/__init__.py
index 6d5b79b..65437aa 100644
--- a/pypandoc/__init__.py
+++ b/pypandoc/__init__.py
@@ -582,4 +582,4 @@ def clean_pandocpath_cache():
 
 
-__version = None
+__version = "@pandocVersion@"
-__pandoc_path = None
+__pandoc_path = "@pandoc@"