diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index ea90943..15f8855 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-
 -- pretty.init
 -- In case somebody loads `init.lua`. Just redirects to `pretty.lua`.
 
+_VERSION = '0.5.0'
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 local premodule = (...)
 if premodule == 'init' then premodule = ''  end
-return require (premodule .. (premodule ~= '' and '.' or '') .. 'pretty')
+local pretty = require (premodule .. (premodule ~= '' and '.' or '') .. 'pretty')
+pretty._VERSION = _VERSION
+return pretty