diff --git a/libimagstore/src/lib.rs b/libimagstore/src/lib.rs
index 60f71154..69665320 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#[macro_use] extern crate version;
 extern crate fs2;
 extern crate regex;
 extern crate toml;