diff --git a/src/compiler/core.ts b/src/compiler/core.ts
index fb86b82325c..94ef9340cb7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/core.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/core.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /// <reference path="types.ts"/>
 /// <reference path="performance.ts" />
 
+namespace ts {
+    /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
+    export const version = "2.0.10";
+}
+
 /* @internal */
 namespace ts {
-
-    export const version = "2.0.10";
-
     /**
      * Ternary values are defined such that
      * x & y is False if either x or y is False.