diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 662c71566..345ef36e2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Here you can find the recent changes to libtmux
 
 current
 -------
+- :issue:`303` Add ``common.get_libtmux_version`` which gives the tmux
+  version as a loose constraint. Fix linking to terms inside docs, and
+  duplicate description of module which sphinx warned about in api.rst.
 - *Insert changes/features/fixes for next release here*
 
 libtmux 0.8.4 (2020-10-25)
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index adcb55fc3..340a0e425 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ Internals
 
 .. automethod:: libtmux.common.handle_option_error
 
+.. automethod:: libtmux.common.get_libtmux_version
+
 Exceptions
 ----------
 
diff --git a/libtmux/__init__.py b/libtmux/__init__.py
index 8b60a1b2c..409994293 100644
--- a/libtmux/__init__.py
+++ b/libtmux/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # flake8: NOQA
-"""API for interfacing with tmux servers, sessions, windows and panes.
-
-libtmux
-~~~~~~~
-
-:copyright: Copyright 2016-2018 Tony Narlock.
-:license: MIT, see LICENSE for details
-
-"""
-
 from .__about__ import (
     __author__,
     __copyright__,
diff --git a/libtmux/common.py b/libtmux/common.py
index dd7eafd64..4df50ec4d 100644
--- a/libtmux/common.py
+++ b/libtmux/common.py
@@ -668,3 +668,16 @@ def handle_option_error(error):
         raise exc.AmbiguousOption(error)
     else:
         raise exc.OptionError(error)  # Raise generic option error
+
+
+def get_libtmux_version():
+    """Return libtmux version is a PEP386 compliant format.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    distutils.version.LooseVersion
+        libtmux version
+    """
+    from libtmux.__about__ import __version__
+
+    return LooseVersion(__version__)
diff --git a/libtmux/pane.py b/libtmux/pane.py
index 0be1d8151..8c0ef4aae 100644
--- a/libtmux/pane.py
+++ b/libtmux/pane.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 class Pane(TmuxMappingObject, TmuxRelationalObject):
     """
-    A :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`pane` [#]_.
+    A :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`Pane` [#]_.
 
     ``Pane`` instances can send commands directly to a pane, or traverse
     between linked tmux objects.
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ def reset(self):
 
         self.cmd('send-keys', r'-R \; clear-history')
 
-    def split_window(self, attach=False, vertical=True, start_directory=None, percent=None):
+    def split_window(
+        self, attach=False, vertical=True, start_directory=None, percent=None
+    ):
         """
         Split window at pane and return newly created :class:`Pane`.
 
diff --git a/libtmux/server.py b/libtmux/server.py
index d8a9e7fcc..0172eeed2 100644
--- a/libtmux/server.py
+++ b/libtmux/server.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 class Server(TmuxRelationalObject, EnvironmentMixin):
 
     """
-    The :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`server` [#]_.
+    The :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`Server` [#]_.
 
     - :attr:`Server._sessions` [:class:`Session`, ...]
 
diff --git a/libtmux/session.py b/libtmux/session.py
index b99f5002e..a5dfe8ba3 100644
--- a/libtmux/session.py
+++ b/libtmux/session.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 class Session(TmuxMappingObject, TmuxRelationalObject, EnvironmentMixin):
     """
-    A :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`session` [#]_.
+    A :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`Session` [#]_.
 
     Holds :class:`Window` objects.
 
diff --git a/libtmux/window.py b/libtmux/window.py
index 05ee34c33..2641ad793 100644
--- a/libtmux/window.py
+++ b/libtmux/window.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 class Window(TmuxMappingObject, TmuxRelationalObject):
     """
-    A :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`window` [#]_.
+    A :term:`tmux(1)` :term:`Window` [#]_.
 
     Holds :class:`Pane` objects.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index 26b9534b5..f16f763ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from libtmux.common import (
     TMUX_MAX_VERSION,
     TMUX_MIN_VERSION,
+    get_libtmux_version,
     get_version,
     has_gt_version,
     has_gte_version,
@@ -201,3 +202,11 @@ def test_session_check_name(session_name, raises, exc_msg_regex):
         assert exc_info.match(exc_msg_regex)
     else:
         session_check_name(session_name)
+
+
+def test_get_libtmux_version():
+    from libtmux.__about__ import __version__
+
+    version = get_libtmux_version()
+    assert isinstance(version, LooseVersion)
+    assert LooseVersion(__version__) == version