diff --git a/catview.js b/catview.js
index 37838004518b6c067cd24a41ffde11d1e09ed640..6eac6e3b426b1aed26767169bd361b30aea5003e 100644
--- a/catview.js
+++ b/catview.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ var CATview = new function() {
         if(CATview.debug)
             console.log('CATview.initialize');
 
+        CATview.version = '1.0';
+
         // id of the parent container that will include CATview
         CATview.parent_id = 'CATview';
 
@@ -1049,4 +1051,4 @@ var CATview = new function() {
     // - evtl. referenzierung der libs in catview.js und css
     // - function to reset all data
     // - debug toggle in usage dokumentieren
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};