diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
index f8523163e57c..3552e066c680 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public class DefaultGenerator extends AbstractGenerator implements Generator {
         Info info = swagger.getInfo();
         if(info.getTitle() != null)
           config.additionalProperties().put("appName", info.getTitle());
+        if(info.getVersion() != null)
+          config.additionalProperties().put("appVersion", info.getVersion());
         if(info.getDescription() != null)
           config.additionalProperties().put("appDescription", info.getDescription());
         if(info.getContact() != null) {