diff --git a/red/nodes/registry.js b/red/nodes/registry.js
index 983c774fc..b3ca1e97d 100644
--- a/red/nodes/registry.js
+++ b/red/nodes/registry.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var registry = (function() {
             nodeList = [];
             nodeConfigCache = null;
         },
-        addNodeSet: function(id,set) {
+        addNodeSet: function(id,set,version) {
             if (!set.err) {
                 set.types.forEach(function(t) {
                     nodeTypeToId[t] = id;
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ var registry = (function() {
             nodeModules[set.module] = nodeModules[set.module]||{nodes:[]};
             nodeModules[set.module].nodes.push(set.name);
 
+            if (version) {
+                nodeModules[set.module].version = version.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm,"");
+            }
+
             nodeConfigs[id] = set;
             nodeList.push(id);
             nodeConfigCache = null;
@@ -181,10 +185,11 @@ var registry = (function() {
         },
         getModuleInfo: function(module) {
             if (nodeModules[module]) {
+                console.log(nodeModules[module]);
                 var nodes = nodeModules[module].nodes;
                 var m = {
                     name: module,
-                    version: "TODO",
+                    version: nodeModules[module].version,
                     nodes: []
                 };
                 for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; ++i) {
@@ -438,7 +443,7 @@ function scanTreeForNodesModules(moduleName) {
  * @param moduleDir the root directory of the package
  * @param pkg the module's package.json object
  */
-function loadNodesFromModule(moduleDir,pkg) {
+function loadNodesFromModule(moduleDir,pkg,version) {
     var nodes = pkg['node-red'].nodes||{};
     var results = [];
     var iconDirs = [];
@@ -446,7 +451,7 @@ function loadNodesFromModule(moduleDir,pkg) {
         if (nodes.hasOwnProperty(n)) {
             var file = path.join(moduleDir,nodes[n]);
             try {
-                results.push(loadNodeConfig(file,pkg.name,n));
+                results.push(loadNodeConfig(file,pkg.name,n,version));
             } catch(err) {
             }
             var iconDir = path.join(moduleDir,path.dirname(nodes[n]),"icons");
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ function loadNodesFromModule(moduleDir,pkg) {
  *            types: an array of node type names in this file
  *         }
  */
-function loadNodeConfig(file,module,name) {
+function loadNodeConfig(file,module,name,version) {
     var id = module + "/" + name;
     var info = registry.getNodeInfo(id);
 
@@ -531,7 +536,7 @@ function loadNodeConfig(file,module,name) {
             node.err = err.toString();
         }
     }
-    registry.addNodeSet(id,node);
+    registry.addNodeSet(id,node,version);
     return node;
 }
 
@@ -676,7 +681,7 @@ function addNode(file) {
     return loadNodeList(nodes);
 }
 
-function addModule(module) {
+function addModule(module,version) {
     if (!settings.available()) {
         throw new Error("Settings unavailable");
     }
@@ -691,7 +696,7 @@ function addModule(module) {
         return when.reject(err);
     }
     moduleFiles.forEach(function(moduleFile) {
-        nodes = nodes.concat(loadNodesFromModule(moduleFile.dir,moduleFile.package));
+        nodes = nodes.concat(loadNodesFromModule(moduleFile.dir,moduleFile.package,version));
     });
     return loadNodeList(nodes);
 }
diff --git a/red/server.js b/red/server.js
index 8394c84b9..71fd21b76 100644
--- a/red/server.js
+++ b/red/server.js
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ function init(_server,_settings) {
     settings = _settings;
 
     comms.init(_server,_settings);
-    
+
     nodeApp = express();
     app = express();
-    
+
     if (settings.httpAdminRoot !== false) {
         require("./api").init(app);
     }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function init(_server,_settings) {
 
 function start() {
     var defer = when.defer();
-    
+
     storage.init(settings).then(function() {
         settings.load(storage).then(function() {
             console.log("\nWelcome to Node-RED\n===================\n");
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function start() {
                     }
                 }
                 defer.resolve();
-                
+
                 redNodes.loadFlows();
             }).otherwise(function(err) {
                 console.log(err);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function start() {
     }).otherwise(function(err) {
         defer.reject(err);
     });
-    
+
     return defer.promise;
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function reportRemovedModules(removedNodes) {
     return removedNodes;
 }
 
-function installModule(module) { 
+function installModule(module) {
     //TODO: ensure module is 'safe'
     return when.promise(function(resolve,reject) {
         if (/[\s;]/.test(module)) {
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ function installModule(module) {
                     reject(new Error("Install failed"));
                 }
             } else {
-                util.log("[red] Installed module: "+module);
-                resolve(redNodes.addModule(module).then(reportAddedModules));
+                var grandchild = child_process.exec('npm view '+module+' version', function(err, stdin, stdout) {
+                    util.log("[red] Installed module: "+module+":"+stdin);
+                    resolve(redNodes.addModule(module,stdin).then(reportAddedModules));
+                });
             }
         });
     });
@@ -200,11 +202,11 @@ function stop() {
     comms.stop();
 }
 
-module.exports = { 
+module.exports = {
     init: init,
     start: start,
     stop: stop,
-    
+
     reportAddedModules: reportAddedModules,
     reportRemovedModules: reportRemovedModules,
     installModule: installModule,
diff --git a/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js b/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js
index 842bacda7..1ed59eab6 100644
--- a/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js
@@ -710,6 +710,55 @@ describe('NodeRegistry', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    it('adds module with version number', function(done) {
+        var fs = require("fs");
+        var path = require("path");
+
+        var pathJoin = (function() {
+            var _join = path.join;
+            return sinon.stub(path,"join",function() {
+                if (arguments.length  == 3 && arguments[2] == "package.json") {
+                    return _join(resourcesDir,"TestNodeModule" + path.sep + "node_modules" + path.sep,arguments[1],arguments[2]);
+                }
+                if (arguments.length == 2 && arguments[1] == "TestNodeModule") {
+                    return _join(resourcesDir,"TestNodeModule" + path.sep + "node_modules" + path.sep,arguments[1]);
+                }
+                return _join.apply(this,arguments);
+            });
+        })();
+
+        var readdirSync = (function() {
+            var originalReaddirSync = fs.readdirSync;
+            var callCount = 0;
+            return sinon.stub(fs,"readdirSync",function(dir) {
+                var result = [];
+                if (callCount == 1) {
+                    result = originalReaddirSync(resourcesDir + "TestNodeModule" + path.sep + "node_modules");
+                }
+                callCount++;
+                return result;
+            });
+        })();
+        typeRegistry.init(settingsWithStorage);
+        typeRegistry.load("wontexist",true).then(function(){
+            typeRegistry.addModule("TestNodeModule","0.0.1").then(function(node) {
+                var module = typeRegistry.getModuleInfo("TestNodeModule");
+
+                module.should.have.property("name","TestNodeModule");
+                module.should.have.property("version","0.0.1");
+
+                done();
+            }).catch(function(e) {
+                done(e);
+            });
+
+        }).catch(function(e) {
+            done(e);
+        }).finally(function() {
+            readdirSync.restore();
+            pathJoin.restore();
+        });
+    });
 
     it('rejects adding duplicate node modules', function(done) {
         var fs = require("fs");