diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e37f5713..d02303df 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ copyright = u'2010-2012, Stein Magnus Jodal and contributors'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-from mopidy import get_version
+from mopidy.utils.versioning import get_version
 release = get_version()
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '.'.join(release.split('.')[:2])
diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index ec2f4147..dc782db9 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if not (2, 6) <= sys.version_info < (3,):
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 import os
 import platform
-from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
 
 import glib
 
@@ -21,23 +20,6 @@ SETTINGS_PATH = os.path.join(str(glib.get_user_config_dir()), 'mopidy')
 SETTINGS_FILE = os.path.join(SETTINGS_PATH, 'settings.py')
 
 
-def get_version():
-    try:
-        return get_git_version()
-    except EnvironmentError:
-        return __version__
-
-
-def get_git_version():
-    process = Popen(['git', 'describe'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
-    if process.wait() != 0:
-        raise EnvironmentError('Execution of "git describe" failed')
-    version = process.stdout.read().strip()
-    if version.startswith('v'):
-        version = version[1:]
-    return version
-
-
 def get_platform():
     return platform.platform()
 
diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index aa108f2c..e712fc63 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ sys.path.insert(
 import mopidy
 from mopidy import audio, core, exceptions, settings
 from mopidy.utils import (
-    deps, importing, log, path, process, settings as settings_utils)
+    deps, importing, log, path, process, settings as settings_utils,
+    versioning)
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.main')
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ def main():
 
 
 def parse_options():
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser(version=u'Mopidy %s' % mopidy.get_version())
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(
+        version=u'Mopidy %s' % versioning.get_version())
     parser.add_option(
         '--help-gst',
         action='store_true', dest='help_gst',
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
index 99859abd..2ca7d673 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import threading
 
 from spotify.manager import SpotifySessionManager as PyspotifySessionManager
 
-from mopidy import get_version, settings
+from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.backends.spotify import BITRATES
 from mopidy.backends.spotify.container_manager import SpotifyContainerManager
 from mopidy.backends.spotify.playlist_manager import SpotifyPlaylistManager
 from mopidy.backends.spotify.translator import SpotifyTranslator
 from mopidy.models import Playlist
-from mopidy.utils.process import BaseThread
+from mopidy.utils import process, versioning
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.session_manager')
 
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.session_manager')
 # SpotifySessionManager: Too many ancestors (9/7)
 
 
-class SpotifySessionManager(BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
+class SpotifySessionManager(process.BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
     cache_location = settings.SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH
     settings_location = cache_location
     appkey_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'spotify_appkey.key')
-    user_agent = 'Mopidy %s' % get_version()
+    user_agent = 'Mopidy %s' % versioning.get_version()
 
     def __init__(self, username, password, audio, backend_ref):
         PyspotifySessionManager.__init__(self, username, password)
-        BaseThread.__init__(self)
+        process.BaseThread.__init__(self)
         self.name = 'SpotifyThread'
 
         self.audio = audio
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/log.py b/mopidy/utils/log.py
index 9b9495d5..d5c9a14d 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/log.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/log.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 
-from mopidy import get_version, get_platform, get_python, settings
+from mopidy import get_platform, get_python, settings
+from . import versioning
 
 
 def setup_logging(verbosity_level, save_debug_log):
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ def setup_logging(verbosity_level, save_debug_log):
     if save_debug_log:
         setup_debug_logging_to_file()
     logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.utils.log')
-    logger.info(u'Starting Mopidy %s', get_version())
+    logger.info(u'Starting Mopidy %s', versioning.get_version())
     logger.info(u'Platform: %s', get_platform())
     logger.info(u'Python: %s', get_python())
 
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/versioning.py b/mopidy/utils/versioning.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b25761e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/utils/versioning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
+
+from mopidy import __version__
+
+
+def get_version():
+    try:
+        return get_git_version()
+    except EnvironmentError:
+        return __version__
+
+
+def get_git_version():
+    process = Popen(['git', 'describe'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+    if process.wait() != 0:
+        raise EnvironmentError('Execution of "git describe" failed')
+    version = process.stdout.read().strip()
+    if version.startswith('v'):
+        version = version[1:]
+    return version