diff --git a/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/base_config.py b/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/base_config.py
index 4191a0bd55b..82eb4bc09c6 100644
--- a/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/base_config.py
+++ b/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/base_config.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from algoliasearch.http.hosts import HostsCollection
+from algoliasearch.http.user_agent import UserAgent
 
 
 class BaseConfig:
@@ -27,9 +28,18 @@ def __init__(self, app_id: Optional[str] = None, api_key: Optional[str] = None):
         self.proxies: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
         self.hosts: Optional[HostsCollection] = None
 
+        self._user_agent: UserAgent = UserAgent()
+
     def set_client_api_key(self, api_key: str) -> None:
         """Sets a new API key to authenticate requests."""
         self.api_key = api_key
         if self.headers is None:
             self.headers = {}
         self.headers["x-algolia-api-key"] = api_key
+
+    def add_user_agent(self, segment: str, version: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+        """adds a segment to the default user agent, and update the headers sent with each requests as well"""
+        self._user_agent = self._user_agent.add(segment, version)
+
+        if self.headers is not None:
+            self.headers["user-agent"] = self._user_agent.get()
diff --git a/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/user_agent.py b/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/user_agent.py
index edaf03f0348..613f8030bb3 100644
--- a/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/user_agent.py
+++ b/clients/algoliasearch-client-python/algoliasearch/http/user_agent.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
     def get(self) -> str:
         return self.value
 
-    def add(self, segment: str, version: Optional[str] = __version__) -> Self:
-        self.value += "; {} ({})".format(segment, version)
+    def add(self, segment: str, version: Optional[str] = None) -> Self:
+        self.value += "; {}".format(segment)
+
+        if version is not None:
+            self.value += " ({})".format(version)
+
         return self
diff --git a/playground/python/app/search.py b/playground/python/app/search.py
index dcea84b8756..8513f58c06e 100644
--- a/playground/python/app/search.py
+++ b/playground/python/app/search.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ def main():
     client = SearchClientSync(
         environ.get("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID"), environ.get("ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY")
     )
+    client.add_user_agent("playground")
+    client.add_user_agent("bar", "baz")
+
+    print("user_agent", client._config._user_agent.get())
     print("client initialized", client)
 
     try:
diff --git a/playground/python/poetry.lock b/playground/python/poetry.lock
index ad644bba730..0b68826e589 100644
--- a/playground/python/poetry.lock
+++ b/playground/python/poetry.lock
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ frozenlist = ">=1.1.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "algoliasearch"
-version = "4.9.1"
+version = "4.9.2"
 description = "A fully-featured and blazing-fast Python API client to interact with Algolia."
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">= 3.8.1"
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ files = []
 develop = true
 
 [package.dependencies]
-aiohttp = ">= 3.9.2"
+aiohttp = ">= 3.10.11"
 async-timeout = ">= 4.0.3"
 pydantic = ">= 2"
 python-dateutil = ">= 2.8.2"
diff --git a/templates/python/api.mustache b/templates/python/api.mustache
index 521e87ade8a..f483a8e4d5c 100644
--- a/templates/python/api.mustache
+++ b/templates/python/api.mustache
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class {{classname}}{{#isSyncClient}}Sync{{/isSyncClient}}:
         """Sets a new API key to authenticate requests."""
         self._transporter.config.set_client_api_key(api_key)
 
+    {{^isSyncClient}}async {{/isSyncClient}}def add_user_agent(self, segment: str, version: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+        """adds a segment to the default user agent, and update the headers sent with each requests as well"""
+        self._transporter.config.add_user_agent(segment, version)
+
     {{#isSearchClient}}
 {{> search_helpers}}
     {{/isSearchClient}}
diff --git a/templates/python/config.mustache b/templates/python/config.mustache
index 1395487752e..5d4815c6a9c 100644
--- a/templates/python/config.mustache
+++ b/templates/python/config.mustache
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ from algoliasearch.http.hosts import (
 )
 from algoliasearch.http.user_agent import UserAgent
 from algoliasearch.http.base_config import BaseConfig
+from algoliasearch import __version__
 
 
 class {{#lambda.pascalcase}}{{client}}{{/lambda.pascalcase}}Config(BaseConfig):
     def __init__(self, app_id: Optional[str], api_key: Optional[str]{{#hasRegionalHost}}, region: {{#fallbackToAliasHost}}Optional[str] = None{{/fallbackToAliasHost}}{{^fallbackToAliasHost}}str = ""{{/fallbackToAliasHost}}{{/hasRegionalHost}}) -> None:
         super().__init__(app_id, api_key)
 
-        user_agent = UserAgent().add("{{#lambda.pascalcase}}{{client}}{{/lambda.pascalcase}}")
+        self._user_agent = UserAgent()
+        self.add_user_agent("{{#lambda.pascalcase}}{{client}}{{/lambda.pascalcase}}", __version__)
 
         if app_id is None or not app_id:
              raise ValueError("`app_id` is missing.")
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class {{#lambda.pascalcase}}{{client}}{{/lambda.pascalcase}}Config(BaseConfig):
         self.headers = {
              "x-algolia-application-id": app_id,
              "x-algolia-api-key": api_key,
-             "user-agent": user_agent.get(),
+             "user-agent": self._user_agent.get(),
              "content-type": "application/json",
          }