diff --git a/pypandoc/__init__.py b/pypandoc/__init__.py
index b8f4e9a..295e182 100644
--- a/pypandoc/__init__.py
+++ b/pypandoc/__init__.py
@@ -771,5 +771,5 @@ def clean_pandocpath_cache():
     __pandoc_path = None
 
 
-__version = None
-__pandoc_path = None
+__version = "@pandocVersion@"
+__pandoc_path = "@pandoc@"