diff --git a/src/tz/lua/state.cpp b/src/tz/lua/state.cpp
index e84514ac97..34dc556e52 100644
--- a/src/tz/lua/state.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/lua/state.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "tz/lua/state.hpp"
 #include "tz/core/debug.hpp"
+#include "tz/core/data/version.hpp"
 #include <cstdint>
 
 extern "C"
@@ -35,6 +36,68 @@ namespace tz::lua
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	bool state::define_nil(const char* varname) const
+	{
+		bool ret = impl_check_stack(1);
+		auto* s = static_cast<lua_State*>(this->lstate);
+		lua_pushnil(s);
+		lua_setglobal(s, varname);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	bool state::define_bool(const char* varname, bool b) const
+	{
+		bool ret = impl_check_stack(1);
+		auto* s = static_cast<lua_State*>(this->lstate);
+		lua_pushboolean(s, b);
+		lua_setglobal(s, varname);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	bool state::define_float(const char* varname, float f) const
+	{
+		return this->define_double(varname, f);
+	}
+
+	bool state::define_double(const char* varname, double d) const
+	{
+		bool ret = impl_check_stack(1);
+		auto* s = static_cast<lua_State*>(this->lstate);
+		lua_pushnumber(s, d);
+		lua_setglobal(s, varname);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	bool state::define_int(const char* varname, std::int64_t i) const
+	{
+		bool ret = impl_check_stack(1);
+		auto* s = static_cast<lua_State*>(this->lstate);
+		lua_pushinteger(s, i);
+		lua_setglobal(s, varname);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	bool state::define_uint(const char* varname, std::uint64_t u) const
+	{
+		// ugh...
+		return this->define_int(varname, static_cast<std::int64_t>(u));
+	}
+
+	bool state::define_func(const char* varname, void* func_ptr) const
+	{
+		bool ret = impl_check_stack(1);
+		auto* s = static_cast<lua_State*>(this->lstate);
+		lua_pushcfunction(s, reinterpret_cast<lua_CFunction>(func_ptr));
+		lua_setglobal(s, varname);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	bool state::impl_check_stack(std::size_t sz) const
+	{
+		auto* s = static_cast<lua_State*>(this->lstate);
+		return lua_checkstack(s, sz);
+	}
+
 	state defstate = {};
 
 	void tz_inject_state(lua_State* state);
@@ -65,11 +128,34 @@ namespace tz::lua
 	{
 		tz::assert(luaL_dostring(state, R"lua(
 			tz = {}
+			tz.version = {}
 		 )lua") == false, "Failed to inject topaz lua state: %s", lua_tostring(state, -1));
 		lua_getglobal(state, "tz");
 		// tz.assert
 		lua_pushcfunction(state, tz_lua_assert);
 		lua_setfield(state, -2, "assert");
+
+		tz::version ver = tz::get_version();
+
+		// tz.version = {.major = X, .minor = Y, .patch = Z, .string = "vX.Y.Z-something"}
+		lua_newtable(state);
+		lua_pushstring(state, "major");
+		lua_pushinteger(state, ver.major);
+		lua_settable(state, -3);
+
+		lua_pushstring(state, "minor");
+		lua_pushinteger(state, ver.minor);
+		lua_settable(state, -3);
+		
+		lua_pushstring(state, "patch");
+		lua_pushinteger(state, ver.patch);
+		lua_settable(state, -3);
+
+		lua_pushstring(state, "string");
+		lua_pushstring(state, ver.to_string().c_str());
+		lua_settable(state, -3);
+
+		lua_setfield(state, -2, "version");
 		lua_pop(state, 1);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/tz/lua/state.hpp b/src/tz/lua/state.hpp
index a621bba325..f07920a64f 100644
--- a/src/tz/lua/state.hpp
+++ b/src/tz/lua/state.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef TZ_LUA_STATE_HPP
 #define TZ_LUA_STATE_HPP
 #include "tz/core/data/handle.hpp"
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
 
 namespace tz::lua
 {
@@ -32,7 +34,16 @@ namespace tz::lua
 		* @return Whether the executed code experienced any errors.
 		*/
 		bool execute(const char* lua_src, bool assert_on_failure = true) const;
+
+		bool define_nil(const char* varname) const;
+		bool define_bool(const char* varname, bool b) const;
+		bool define_float(const char* varname, float f) const;
+		bool define_double(const char* varname, double d) const;
+		bool define_int(const char* varname, std::int64_t i) const;
+		bool define_uint(const char* varname, std::uint64_t u) const;
+		bool define_func(const char* varname, void* func_ptr) const;
 	private:
+		bool impl_check_stack(std::size_t sz) const;
 		void* lstate = nullptr;
 	};