@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ]
 
 __version__ = "git"
-if __version__ == "git":
+if "git" == __version__:
     # Wheels and source distributions stamp this value; editable imports do not.
     from pathlib import Path as _Path
 
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-from git import _backend
+from git import __version__, _backend
 from test.lib import TestCase, requires_symlinks
 from test.lib.fixtures import ROOT, writable_fixture
 
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def _test_installation(self, environment):
         self._check_result(result, "Backend selection failed")
         self.assertEqual(result.stdout.strip(), _backend.name)
 
+        result = run([python, "-c", "import git; print(git.__version__)"])
+        self._check_result(result, "Installed version import failed")
+        self.assertEqual(result.stdout.strip(), __version__)
+
         result = run([python, "-c", "import gitdb; import smmap"])
         self._check_result(result, "Dependencies not installed")
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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
81	81	]
82	82
83	83	__version__ = "git"
84		- if __version__ == "git":
	84	+ if "git" == __version__:
85	85	# Wheels and source distributions stamp this value; editable imports do not.
86	86	from pathlib import Path as _Path
87	87