diff --git a/pvlink/simplerenderer.py b/pvlink/simplerenderer.py
index d557d9680a29b1234d21f5a44af633d5a3f3b501..927d7d2cf55eb375fee9c7f25d4f54bc00046394 100644
--- a/pvlink/simplerenderer.py
+++ b/pvlink/simplerenderer.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ https://kitware.github.io/paraviewweb/examples/RemoteRenderer.html#RemoteRendere
 
 from ipywidgets import DOMWidget, register
 from traitlets import Int, Unicode
+from ._frontend import module_name, module_version
 
 
 @register