diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 9d1dc652441..6cd429b5301 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ module ts {
     /* @internal */ export var emitTime = 0;
     /* @internal */ export var ioReadTime = 0;
 
+    export var version = "1.5.0.0";
+
     export function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost {
         var currentDirectory: string;
         var existingDirectories: Map<boolean> = {};
diff --git a/src/compiler/tsc.ts b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
index c4422e12bf6..fc0e143e666 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tsc.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 /// <reference path="commandLineParser.ts"/>
 
 module ts {
-    var version = "1.5.0.0";
-
     export interface SourceFile {
         fileWatcher: FileWatcher;
     }
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ module ts {
         }
 
         if (commandLine.options.version) {
-            reportDiagnostic(createCompilerDiagnostic(Diagnostics.Version_0, version));
+            reportDiagnostic(createCompilerDiagnostic(Diagnostics.Version_0, ts.version));
             return sys.exit(ExitStatus.Success);
         }
 
@@ -419,7 +417,7 @@ module ts {
     }
 
     function printVersion() {
-        sys.write(getDiagnosticText(Diagnostics.Version_0, version) + sys.newLine);
+        sys.write(getDiagnosticText(Diagnostics.Version_0, ts.version) + sys.newLine);
     }
 
     function printHelp() {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.js b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.js
index 30fe1d09060..ec0618c517a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.js
@@ -1472,6 +1472,7 @@ declare module "typescript" {
     function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost, produceDiagnostics: boolean): TypeChecker;
 }
 declare module "typescript" {
+    var version: string;
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;
     function getPreEmitDiagnostics(program: Program): Diagnostic[];
     function flattenDiagnosticMessageText(messageText: string | DiagnosticMessageChain, newLine: string): string;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.types b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.types
index 81b98949c7b..dbd947e17db 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_compile.types
@@ -4716,6 +4716,9 @@ declare module "typescript" {
 >TypeChecker : TypeChecker
 }

 declare module "typescript" {

+    var version: string;

+>version : string
+
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;

 >createCompilerHost : (options: CompilerOptions) => CompilerHost
 >options : CompilerOptions
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.js b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.js
index b7a67081440..62b30eab4eb 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.js
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ declare module "typescript" {
     function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost, produceDiagnostics: boolean): TypeChecker;
 }
 declare module "typescript" {
+    var version: string;
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;
     function getPreEmitDiagnostics(program: Program): Diagnostic[];
     function flattenDiagnosticMessageText(messageText: string | DiagnosticMessageChain, newLine: string): string;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.types b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.types
index 6da030e8617..7e9101988ea 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_linter.types
@@ -4862,6 +4862,9 @@ declare module "typescript" {
 >TypeChecker : TypeChecker
 }

 declare module "typescript" {

+    var version: string;

+>version : string
+
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;

 >createCompilerHost : (options: CompilerOptions) => CompilerHost
 >options : CompilerOptions
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.js b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.js
index c30d4f03456..de8ee896f88 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.js
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ declare module "typescript" {
     function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost, produceDiagnostics: boolean): TypeChecker;
 }
 declare module "typescript" {
+    var version: string;
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;
     function getPreEmitDiagnostics(program: Program): Diagnostic[];
     function flattenDiagnosticMessageText(messageText: string | DiagnosticMessageChain, newLine: string): string;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.types b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.types
index 42862def15f..a79c32c359c 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_transform.types
@@ -4812,6 +4812,9 @@ declare module "typescript" {
 >TypeChecker : TypeChecker
 }

 declare module "typescript" {

+    var version: string;

+>version : string
+
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;

 >createCompilerHost : (options: CompilerOptions) => CompilerHost
 >options : CompilerOptions
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.js b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.js
index a9ed17e924d..4d4e5f0d5dc 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.js
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ declare module "typescript" {
     function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost, produceDiagnostics: boolean): TypeChecker;
 }
 declare module "typescript" {
+    var version: string;
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;
     function getPreEmitDiagnostics(program: Program): Diagnostic[];
     function flattenDiagnosticMessageText(messageText: string | DiagnosticMessageChain, newLine: string): string;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.types b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.types
index 3dd324c421e..0ee826cb36d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/APISample_watcher.types
@@ -4985,6 +4985,9 @@ declare module "typescript" {
 >TypeChecker : TypeChecker
 }

 declare module "typescript" {

+    var version: string;

+>version : string
+
     function createCompilerHost(options: CompilerOptions): CompilerHost;

 >createCompilerHost : (options: CompilerOptions) => CompilerHost
 >options : CompilerOptions