diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index a124f7d..54f1c93 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+local _VERSION = '0.5.0'
 
-return assert(require((... and select('1', ...):match('.+')..'.' or '')..'assert-gooder'), '[assert-gooder]: Could not load vital library: assert-gooder')
+local assert_gooder = assert(require((... and select('1', ...):match('.+')..'.' or '')..'assert-gooder'), '[assert-gooder]: Could not load vital library: assert-gooder')
+assert_gooder._VERSION = _VERSION
+return assert_gooder