diff --git a/GPy/__init__.py b/GPy/__init__.py
index 26713406..34baf7d7 100644
--- a/GPy/__init__.py
+++ b/GPy/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ from . import plotting
 from .core import Model
 from .core.parameterization import Param, Parameterized, ObsAr
 
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
+
 #@nottest
 try:
     #Get rid of nose dependency by only ignoring if you have nose installed
diff --git a/GPy/testing/linalg_test.py b/GPy/testing/linalg_test.py
index 78f6de66..fd818433 100644
--- a/GPy/testing/linalg_test.py
+++ b/GPy/testing/linalg_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 import scipy as sp
-from ..util.linalg import jitchol,trace_dot
+from ..util.linalg import jitchol,trace_dot, ijk_jlk_to_il, ijk_ljk_to_ilk
 
 class LinalgTests(np.testing.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class LinalgTests(np.testing.TestCase):
         A = np.random.randn(15, 150, 5)
         B = np.random.randn(150, 50, 5)
         pure = np.einsum('ijk,jlk->il', A, B)
-        quick = GPy.util.linalg.ijk_jlk_to_il(A,B)
+        quick = ijk_jlk_to_il(A,B)
         np.testing.assert_allclose(pure, quick)
 
     def test_einsum_ijk_ljk_to_ilk(self):
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ class LinalgTests(np.testing.TestCase):
         B = np.random.randn(150, 20, 5)
         #B = A.copy()
         pure = np.einsum('ijk,ljk->ilk', A, B)
-        quick = GPy.util.linalg.ijk_ljk_to_ilk(A,B)
+        quick = ijk_ljk_to_ilk(A,B)
         np.testing.assert_allclose(pure, quick)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0d97f9f0..d25dc242 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, Extension
 import numpy as np
 
 # Version number
-version = '0.8'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 
 def read(fname):
     return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ext_mods = [Extension(name='GPy.kern._src.stationary_cython',
                       extra_compile_args=compile_flags)]
 
 setup(name = 'GPy',
-      version = version,
+      version = __version__,
       author = read('AUTHORS.txt'),
       author_email = "james.hensman@gmail.com",
       description = ("The Gaussian Process Toolbox"),