diff --git a/include/trbase.h b/include/trbase.h
index 0b4f16b..e679d6c 100644
--- a/include/trbase.h
+++ b/include/trbase.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "tr/interface/indexable.h"
 #include "tr/interface/logger.h"
 
+const char * const TR_base_version(void);
+
 #endif // __TR_BASE_H__
 
 // vim: set ts=4 sw=4:
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 14750a0..8942de9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 
 AM_CFLAGS += -I../include/ -std=c99
-AM_LDFLAGS += 
+AM_LDFLAGS +=
 
 TR_CLASS = memory.c \
 	   interface.c \
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ TR_CLASS = memory.c \
 	   math.c \
 	   sized_data.c \
 	   sized_data_set_data.c \
+	   version.c \
 	   i_class.c \
 	   i_subject.c \
 	   i_observer.c \
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50a6af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
+const char * const
+TR_base_version(void)
+{
+	return VERSION;
+}
+