diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 028a6d6fe..9bc6c48b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ You can specify the versions of Node.js and npm your application requires using
 
     {
       "name": "myapp",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.4.7 <0.7.0",
         "npm": ">=1.0.0"