diff --git a/atticmatic/tests/integration/test_version.py b/atticmatic/tests/integration/test_version.py
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+import subprocess
+
+
+def test_setup_version_matches_news_version():
+    setup_version = subprocess.check_output(('python', 'setup.py', '--version')).decode('ascii')
+    news_version = open('NEWS').readline()
+
+    assert setup_version == news_version