diff --git a/fastplotlib/__init__.py b/fastplotlib/__init__.py
index f0f3cc7b1..98dc17e26 100644
--- a/fastplotlib/__init__.py
+++ b/fastplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from .graphics import *
 from .graphics.selectors import *
 from .legends import *
+from .utils import _notebook_print_banner, config
 
 from wgpu.gui.auto import run
 
@@ -16,13 +17,15 @@
 
 from wgpu.backends.wgpu_native import enumerate_adapters
 
+with open(Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("VERSION"), "r") as f:
+    __version__ = f.read().split("\n")[0]
+
 adapters = [a.request_adapter_info() for a in enumerate_adapters()]
 
 if len(adapters) < 1:
     raise IndexError("No WGPU adapters found, fastplotlib will not work.")
 
-with open(Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("VERSION"), "r") as f:
-    __version__ = f.read().split("\n")[0]
+_notebook_print_banner()
 
 __all__ = [
     "Plot",