diff --git a/meta.json b/meta.json
index f391737..6f2a60b 100644
--- a/meta.json
+++ b/meta.json
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
       "required": true,
       "label": "Project name"
     },
+    "version": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "label": "The version of the package",
+      "default": "0.1.0"
+    },
     "description": {
       "type": "string",
       "required": true,
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 187417d..a16458d 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "{{ name }}",
+  "version": "{{ version }}",
   "description": "{{ description }}",
   "author": "{{ author }}",
   "private": true,