diff --git a/pylibdmtx/__init__.py b/pylibdmtx/__init__.py
index fd1f34c..fc8b98a 100644
--- a/pylibdmtx/__init__.py
+++ b/pylibdmtx/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 """Read and write Data Matrix barcodes from Python 2 and 3."""
 
 __version__ = '0.1.8'
+
+from .pylibdmtx import *