diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/__init__.py b/src/ocrmypdf/__init__.py
index 474619a6..2ca4aff9 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/__init__.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from pluggy import HookimplMarker as _HookimplMarker
 
 from ocrmypdf import helpers, hocrtransform, pdfa, pdfinfo
 from ocrmypdf._concurrent import Executor
+from ocrmypdf._defaults import PROGRAM_NAME
 from ocrmypdf._jobcontext import PageContext, PdfContext
 from ocrmypdf._pipelines._common import (
     configure_debug_logging,
 )
-from ocrmypdf._version import PROGRAM_NAME, __version__
+from ocrmypdf._version import __version__
 from ocrmypdf.api import (
     Verbosity,
     configure_logging,
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ from ocrmypdf.pluginspec import OcrEngine, OrientationConfidence
 
 hookimpl = _HookimplMarker('ocrmypdf')
 
-
 __all__ = [
     '__version__',
     'BadArgsError',
diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/_defaults.py b/src/ocrmypdf/_defaults.py
index 069b815a..39674286 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/_defaults.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/_defaults.py
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = 'eng'
 
 # Default rotation threshold
 DEFAULT_ROTATE_PAGES_THRESHOLD = 14.0
+
+PROGRAM_NAME = 'OCRmyPDF'
diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/_metadata.py b/src/ocrmypdf/_metadata.py
index 853f78a1..2896968f 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/_metadata.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/_metadata.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ from pikepdf import Dictionary, Name, Pdf
 from pikepdf import __version__ as PIKEPDF_VERSION
 from pikepdf.models.metadata import PdfMetadata, encode_pdf_date
 
+from ocrmypdf._defaults import PROGRAM_NAME
 from ocrmypdf._jobcontext import PdfContext
-from ocrmypdf._version import PROGRAM_NAME
 from ocrmypdf._version import __version__ as OCRMYPF_VERSION
 from ocrmypdf.languages import iso_639_2_from_3
 
diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/cli.py b/src/ocrmypdf/cli.py
index eb22c843..6ce4d702 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/cli.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
 from ocrmypdf._defaults import DEFAULT_ROTATE_PAGES_THRESHOLD
-from ocrmypdf._version import PROGRAM_NAME as _PROGRAM_NAME
+from ocrmypdf._defaults import PROGRAM_NAME as _PROGRAM_NAME
 from ocrmypdf._version import __version__ as _VERSION
 
 T = TypeVar('T', int, float)