diff --git a/test/test_package.py b/test/test_package.py
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+import porespy as ps
+import scipy as sp
+import git
+
+
+class PackageTest():
+    def setup_class(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_version_number_and_git_tag_agree(self):
+        repo = git.Repo(search_parent_directories=True)
+        tag = repo.git.describe("--tags")
+        tag = tag.strip('vV')  # Remove 'v' or 'V' from tag if present
+        tag = tag.split('-')[0]  # Remove hash from tag number if present
+        assert ps.__version__ == tag