diff --git a/homeassistant/core.py b/homeassistant/core.py
index b834efce406..fc1ff2e8cbe 100644
--- a/homeassistant/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/core.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import functools as ft
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 from homeassistant.const import (
-    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
+    __version__, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
     SERVICE_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, EVENT_TIME_CHANGED, EVENT_STATE_CHANGED,
     EVENT_CALL_SERVICE, ATTR_NOW, ATTR_DOMAIN, ATTR_SERVICE, MATCH_ALL,
     EVENT_SERVICE_EXECUTED, ATTR_SERVICE_CALL_ID, EVENT_SERVICE_REGISTERED,
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ class Config(object):
             'location_name': self.location_name,
             'time_zone': time_zone.zone,
             'components': self.components,
+            'version': __version__
         }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 01ede9e138e..bb59aac03fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from homeassistant.exceptions import (
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import track_state_change
 from homeassistant.const import (
-    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
+    __version__, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
     ATTR_FRIENDLY_NAME, TEMP_CELCIUS,
     TEMP_FAHRENHEIT)
 
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             'location_name': None,
             'time_zone': 'UTC',
             'components': [],
+            'version': __version__,
         }
 
         self.assertEqual(expected, self.config.as_dict())