diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 4a6216b..0a269a6 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+local _VERSION = '1.0.0'
 
-return require ((...) .. '.colors')
+local colors = require ((...) .. '.colors')
+colors._VERSION = _VERSION
+return colors