diff --git a/python/damask/_colormap.py b/python/damask/_colormap.py
index d3ed4b12e..f354af0a3 100644
--- a/python/damask/_colormap.py
+++ b/python/damask/_colormap.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from matplotlib import cm
 
 import damask
-from damask import Table
+from . import Table
 
 _eps   = 216./24389.
 _kappa = 24389./27.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Colormap(mpl.colors.ListedColormap):
             colors+=[i]+c
 
         out = [{
-                'Creator':f'damask.Colormap {damask.version}',
+                'Creator':f'damask.Colormap v{damask.version}',
                 'ColorSpace':'RGB',
                 'Name':colormap.name,
                 'DefaultMap':True,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class Colormap(mpl.colors.ListedColormap):
         """Write colormap to ASCII table."""
         labels = {'R':(1,),'G':(1,),'B':(1,)}
         if colormap.colors.shape[1] == 4: labels['alpha']=(1,)
-        t = Table(colormap.colors,labels,f'Creator: damask.Colormap {damask.version}')
+        t = Table(colormap.colors,labels,f'Creator: damask.Colormap v{damask.version}')
 
         if fhandle is None:
             with open(colormap.name.replace(' ','_')+'.txt', 'w') as f:
diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 354c1c3f7..472355ae2 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from functools import partial
 import h5py
 import numpy as np
 
+import damask
 from . import VTK
 from . import Table
 from . import Rotation
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ from . import Environment
 from . import grid_filters
 from . import mechanics
 from . import util
-from . import version
 
 
 class Result:
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ class Result:
 
                     for l,v in result[1]['meta'].items():
                         dataset.attrs[l]=v.encode()
-                    creator = f"damask.Result.{dataset.attrs['Creator'].decode()} v{version}"
+                    creator = f"damask.Result.{dataset.attrs['Creator'].decode()} v{damask.version}"
                     dataset.attrs['Creator'] = creator.encode()
 
                 except (OSError,RuntimeError) as err:
diff --git a/python/damask/_vtk.py b/python/damask/_vtk.py
index f4855820e..0b9fde387 100644
--- a/python/damask/_vtk.py
+++ b/python/damask/_vtk.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import vtk
 from vtk.util.numpy_support import numpy_to_vtk            as np_to_vtk
 from vtk.util.numpy_support import numpy_to_vtkIdTypeArray as np_to_vtkIdTypeArray
 
+import damask
 from . import Table
 from . import Environment
-from . import version
 
 
 class VTK:
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class VTK:
     def __repr__(self):
         """ASCII representation of the VTK data."""
         writer = vtk.vtkDataSetWriter()
-        writer.SetHeader(f'# DAMASK.VTK v{version}')
+        writer.SetHeader(f'# damask.VTK v{damask.version}')
         writer.WriteToOutputStringOn()
         writer.SetInputData(self.geom)
         writer.Write()