diff --git a/arabic_reshaper/__init__.py b/arabic_reshaper/__init__.py
index 43cbf1c..6b6175d 100644
--- a/arabic_reshaper/__init__.py
+++ b/arabic_reshaper/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
                               ENABLE_ALL_LIGATURES)
 
 
-exec(open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '__version__.py')).read())
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '__version__.py')) as fh:
+    exec(fh.read())