diff --git a/src/backends/python2/python2backend.cpp b/src/backends/python2/python2backend.cpp
index b384cdee..fa18217a 100644
--- a/src/backends/python2/python2backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/python2/python2backend.cpp
@@ -1,69 +1,74 @@
 /*
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
     as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
     of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
     Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
     ---
     Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Minh Ngo <minh@fedoraproject.org>
  */
 
 #include "python2backend.h"
 #include "python2session.h"
 #include "cantor_macros.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 
 Python2Backend::Python2Backend(QObject* parent, const QList<QVariant> args)
     : PythonBackend(parent, args)
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("python2backend"));
     // Because the plugin may not have been loaded with
     // ExportExternalSymbols, we load the python symbols again
     // to make sure that python modules such as numpy see them
     // (see bug #330032)
     QLibrary pythonLib(QLatin1String("python2.7"));
     pythonLib.setLoadHints(QLibrary::ExportExternalSymbolsHint);
     pythonLib.load();
 }
 
 Cantor::Session* Python2Backend::createSession()
 {
     return new Python2Session(this);
 }
 
 QString Python2Backend::id() const
 {
     return QLatin1String("python2");
 }
 
+QString Python2Backend::version() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String("2.7");
+}
+
 QUrl Python2Backend::helpUrl() const
 {
     return QUrl(i18nc("the url to the documentation Python 2", "http://docs.python.org/2/"));
 }
 
 QString Python2Backend::description() const
 {
     return i18n("<p>Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains. " \
                 "There are several Python packages to scientific programming.</p>" \
                 "<p>This backend supports Python 2.</p>");
 }
 
 KConfigSkeleton* Python2Backend::config() const
 {
     return PythonSettings::self();
 }
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(python2backend, "python2backend.json", registerPlugin<Python2Backend>();)
 #include "python2backend.moc"
diff --git a/src/backends/python2/python2backend.h b/src/backends/python2/python2backend.h
index c0e15229..f3df087d 100644
--- a/src/backends/python2/python2backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/python2/python2backend.h
@@ -1,41 +1,42 @@
     /*
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
     as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
     of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
     Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
     ---
     Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Minh Ngo <minh@fedoraproject.org>
  */
 
 #ifndef _PYTHON2BACKEND_H
 #define _PYTHON2BACKEND_H
 
 #include "../python/pythonbackend.h"
 
 class Python2Backend : public PythonBackend
 {
   Q_OBJECT
   public:
     explicit Python2Backend(QObject* parent = nullptr, const QList<QVariant> args = QList<QVariant>());
 
     Cantor::Session* createSession();
 
     QString id() const;
+    QString version() const override;
     QUrl helpUrl() const;
     QString description() const;
 
     KConfigSkeleton* config() const;
 };
 
 #endif