diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index bc33e8fb..d4d7e3ea 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ except ImportError:
     raise Exception("You need the PySocks module (for use with socks5 proxy to use Tor)")
 
 ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Anonymous P2P Platform - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.VoidNet.Tech'
-ONIONR_VERSION = '0.0.0' # for debugging and stuff
+ONIONR_VERSION = '0.1.0' # for debugging and stuff
+ONIONR_VERSION_TUPLE = tuple(ONIONR_VERSION.split('.')) # (MAJOR, MINOR, VERSION)
 API_VERSION = '2' # increments of 1; only change when something fundemental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes knows how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
 
 class Onionr: