diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index de82fef51..b6a4d3a04 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
-__version__ = '2.3.9'
+"""
+______ _____ _____ _____    __                                             _    
+| ___ \  ___/  ___|_   _|  / _|                                           | |   
+| |_/ / |__ \ `--.  | |   | |_ _ __ __ _ _ __ ___   _____      _____  _ __| | __
+|    /|  __| `--. \ | |   |  _| '__/ _` | '_ ` _ \ / _ \ \ /\ / / _ \| '__| |/ /
+| |\ \| |___/\__/ / | |   | | | | | (_| | | | | | |  __/\ V  V / (_) | |  |   < 
+\_| \_\____/\____/  \_/   |_| |_|  \__,_|_| |_| |_|\___| \_/\_/ \___/|_|  |_|\_|
+"""
 
-VERSION = __version__  # synonym
+__title__ = 'Django REST framework'
+__version__ = '2.3.9'
+__author__ = 'Tom Christie'
+__license__ = 'BSD 2-Clause'
+__copyright__ = 'Copyright 2011-2013 Tom Christie'
+
+# Version synonym
+VERSION = __version__
 
 # Header encoding (see RFC5987)
 HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING = 'iso-8859-1'