diff --git a/config-defs.js b/config-defs.js
index e53c852..a8dd241 100644
--- a/config-defs.js
+++ b/config-defs.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "defaults", {get: function () {
     , "init.author.name" : ""
     , "init.author.email" : ""
     , "init.author.url" : ""
+    , "init.version": "0.0.0"
     , "init.license": "ISC"
     , json: false
     , key: null
diff --git a/test/basic.js b/test/basic.js
index 29d708b..0410cdf 100644
--- a/test/basic.js
+++ b/test/basic.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var ucData =
     'init.author.name': 'Isaac Z. Schlueter',
     'init.author.email': 'i@izs.me',
     'init.author.url': 'http://blog.izs.me/',
+    'init.version': '1.2.3',
     'proprietary-attribs': false,
     'npm:publishtest': true,
     '_npmjs.org:couch': 'https://admin:password@localhost:5984/registry',
diff --git a/test/builtin.js b/test/builtin.js
index 15cb908..27946c6 100644
--- a/test/builtin.js
+++ b/test/builtin.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var ucData =
     'init.author.name': 'Isaac Z. Schlueter',
     'init.author.email': 'i@izs.me',
     'init.author.url': 'http://blog.izs.me/',
+    'init.version': '1.2.3',
     'proprietary-attribs': false,
     'npm:publishtest': true,
     '_npmjs.org:couch': 'https://admin:password@localhost:5984/registry',
diff --git a/test/fixtures/userconfig b/test/fixtures/userconfig
index bda1eb8..5212294 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/userconfig
+++ b/test/fixtures/userconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ env-thing = ${random_env_var}
 init.author.name = Isaac Z. Schlueter
 init.author.email = i@izs.me
 init.author.url = http://blog.izs.me/
+init.version = 1.2.3
 proprietary-attribs = false
 npm:publishtest = true
 _npmjs.org:couch = https://admin:password@localhost:5984/registry
diff --git a/test/project.js b/test/project.js
index fa21e43..acbef85 100644
--- a/test/project.js
+++ b/test/project.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var ucData =
     'init.author.name': 'Isaac Z. Schlueter',
     'init.author.email': 'i@izs.me',
     'init.author.url': 'http://blog.izs.me/',
+    'init.version': '1.2.3',
     'proprietary-attribs': false,
     'npm:publishtest': true,
     '_npmjs.org:couch': 'https://admin:password@localhost:5984/registry',
diff --git a/test/save.js b/test/save.js
index 64b1144..a3354bd 100644
--- a/test/save.js
+++ b/test/save.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var expectConf =
     'init.author.name = Isaac Z. Schlueter',
     'init.author.email = i@izs.me',
     'init.author.url = http://blog.izs.me/',
+    'init.version = 1.2.3',
     'proprietary-attribs = false',
     'npm:publishtest = true',
     '_npmjs.org:couch = https://admin:password@localhost:5984/registry',
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ var expectFile =
     'init.author.name = Isaac Z. Schlueter',
     'init.author.email = i@izs.me',
     'init.author.url = http://blog.izs.me/',
+    'init.version = 1.2.3',
     'proprietary-attribs = false',
     'npm:publishtest = true',
     '_npmjs.org:couch = https://admin:password@localhost:5984/registry',