diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 02384518..6ef5826a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ setup_requires =
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
 
+[options.entry_points]
+qutip.family =
+    qutip_qip = qutip_qip.family
+
 [options.extras_require]
 graphics = matplotlib>=1.3.0
 control = qutip-qtrl
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/family.py b/src/qutip_qip/family.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..479b0b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qutip_qip/family.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""QuTiP family package entry point."""
+
+from . import __version__
+
+
+def version():
+    """Return information to include in qutip.about()."""
+    return "qutip-qip", __version__
diff --git a/tests/test_family.py b/tests/test_family.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71541e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_family.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+""" Tests for qutip_qip.family. """
+
+import re
+
+from qutip_qip import family
+
+
+class TestVersion:
+    def test_version(self):
+        pkg, version = family.version()
+        assert pkg == "qutip-qip"
+        assert re.match(r"\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*", version)