diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/dates.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/dates.py
index 8e5725b8..6e16a0c2 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/dates.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/dates.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from collections import Counter
 
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/fancy.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/fancy.py
index 1261bd0c..ea6c375b 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/fancy.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/fancy.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from textwrap import TextWrapper
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 from jrnl.plugins.util import check_provided_linewrap_viability
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/json.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/json.py
index d53a8588..ab72d6da 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/json.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/json.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import json
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 from jrnl.plugins.util import get_tags_count
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/markdown.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/markdown.py
index 39d67f2e..6e663170 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/markdown.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/markdown.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from jrnl.color import RESET_COLOR
 from jrnl.color import WARNING_COLOR
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/pretty.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/pretty.py
index 9a83341c..13192cb4 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/pretty.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/pretty.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/short.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/short.py
index 9ebf057a..34a1204d 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/short.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/short.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/tag.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/tag.py
index d009d01c..a8263b72 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/tag.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/tag.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 from jrnl.plugins.util import get_tags_count
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/text.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/text.py
index 7f3e6fcd..e9f15fb9 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/text.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/text.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/xml.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/xml.py
index 062af453..6a184f03 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/xml.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/xml.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from xml.dom import minidom
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 from jrnl.plugins.util import get_tags_count
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/yaml.py b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/yaml.py
index 03c77ab1..7b7a1ba0 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/exporter/yaml.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/exporter/yaml.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from jrnl.color import RESET_COLOR
 from jrnl.color import WARNING_COLOR
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseExporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Exporter(BaseExporter):
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/importer/jrnl.py b/jrnl/plugins/importer/jrnl.py
index 27c33254..7d02096f 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/importer/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/importer/jrnl.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import sys
 
 from jrnl.plugins.base import BaseImporter
 
-from jrnl.__version__ import __version__
+from ...__version__ import __version__
 
 
 class Importer(BaseImporter):