diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7d81100..7f1bfbf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ packages = ["mseedindex"]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.force-include]
 "python/__main__.py" = "mseedindex/__main__.py"
+"python/__init__.py" = "mseedindex/__init__.py"
diff --git a/python/__init__.py b/python/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62e807f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def get_path_to_binary() -> Path:
+    """
+    Returns a path to a binary of mseedindex, regardless of the OS.
+    """
+    if sys.platform.lower().startswith("win"):
+        binary_name = "mseedindex.exe"
+    else:
+        binary_name = "mseedindex"
+
+    binary_path = Path(__file__).parent / binary_name
+    return binary_path
+
diff --git a/python/__main__.py b/python/__main__.py
index e9bcac1..9667ef4 100644
--- a/python/__main__.py
+++ b/python/__main__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 # A Python wrapper for PyPI packaging entry point
-import subprocess
+import subprocess 
 import sys
-from pathlib import Path
 
-def main():
-    if sys.platform.lower().startswith("win"):
-        binary_name = "mseedindex.exe"
-    else:
-        binary_name = "mseedindex"
-
-    binary_path = Path(__file__).parent / binary_name
+from mseedindex import get_path_to_binary
 
+def main():
+    binary_path = get_path_to_binary()
     result = subprocess.run([str(binary_path)] + sys.argv[1:])
-    sys.exit(result.returncode)
\ No newline at end of file
+    sys.exit(result.returncode)
diff --git a/src/mseedindex.c b/src/mseedindex.c
index c740bcf..c0cc80f 100644
--- a/src/mseedindex.c
+++ b/src/mseedindex.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 #include "md5.h"
 #include "sha256.h"
 
-#define VERSION "3.0.8"
+#define VERSION "3.0.9"
 #define PACKAGE "mseedindex"
 
 static flag verbose = 0;