diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index e600b36e7..87744a736 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ var handlebars = require("handlebars/parser").parser;
 // BEGIN(BROWSER)
 var Handlebars = {};
 
+Handlebars.VERSION = "1.0.beta.1";
+
 Handlebars.Parser = handlebars;
 
 Handlebars.parse = function(string) {