diff --git a/src/qamqp/amqp_connection.cpp b/src/qamqp/amqp_connection.cpp
index a224d83..aba0760 100644
--- a/src/qamqp/amqp_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/qamqp/amqp_connection.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void ConnectionPrivate::startOk()
 	QDataStream stream(&arguments_, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
 	
 	QAMQP::Frame::TableField clientProperties;
-	clientProperties["version"] = QString("0.0.3");
+	clientProperties["version"] = QString(QAMQP_VERSION);
 	clientProperties["platform"] = QString("Qt %1").arg(qVersion());
 	clientProperties["product"] = QString("QAMQP");
 	QAMQP::Frame::serialize(stream, clientProperties);
diff --git a/src/qamqp/amqp_global.h b/src/qamqp/amqp_global.h
index e3d29c1..6270f53 100644
--- a/src/qamqp/amqp_global.h
+++ b/src/qamqp/amqp_global.h
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #define AMQPPSWD  "guest"
 #define FRAME_MAX 131072
 
+#define QAMQP_VERSION "0.1.0"
+
+
+
 #define AMQP_CONNECTION_FORCED 320
 
 #define P_DECLARE_PRIVATE(Class) \