diff --git a/mypy/stubutil.py b/mypy/stubutil.py
index e5b17634fbe8f..b8ef5fc7d110a 100644
--- a/mypy/stubutil.py
+++ b/mypy/stubutil.py
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ class BaseStubGenerator:
     IGNORED_DUNDERS: Final = {
         "__all__",
         "__author__",
-        "__version__",
         "__about__",
         "__copyright__",
         "__email__",
diff --git a/test-data/unit/stubgen.test b/test-data/unit/stubgen.test
index 70fbe66f938fa..6d2f827a60014 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/stubgen.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/stubgen.test
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ __all__ = []
 __author__ = ''
 __version__ = ''
 [out]
+__version__: str
 
 [case testBaseClass]
 class A: ...
@@ -2908,6 +2909,8 @@ __uri__ = ''
 __version__ = ''
 
 [out]
+from m import __version__ as __version__
+
 class A: ...
 
 [case testHideDunderModuleAttributesWithAll_import]
@@ -2937,6 +2940,7 @@ __uri__ = ''
 __version__ = ''
 
 [out]
+from m import __version__ as __version__
 
 [case testAttrsClass_semanal]
 import attrs