diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index f680024..dec6ff5 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local _VERSION = '0.1.0'
 
-return require ((...) .. '.spritesheet')
-
+local lib = require ((...) .. '.spritesheet')
+lib._VERSION = _VERSION
+return lib