diff --git a/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.cpp b/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.cpp
index ebde6c56..523b113b 100644
--- a/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.cpp
@@ -1,102 +1,107 @@
 /*
     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) 2011 Filipe Saraiva <filipe@kde.org>
  */
 
 #include "scilabbackend.h"
 
 #include "scilabsession.h"
 #include "scilabextensions.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "ui_settings.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include "cantor_macros.h"
 
 ScilabBackend::ScilabBackend(QObject* parent,const QList<QVariant> args) : Cantor::Backend(parent, args)
 {
     qDebug()<<"Creating ScilabBackend";
 
     new ScilabVariableManagementExtension(this);
     new ScilabScriptExtension(this);
 
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("scilabbackend"));
 }
 
 ScilabBackend::~ScilabBackend()
 {
     qDebug()<<"Destroying ScilabBackend";
 }
 
 QString ScilabBackend::id() const
 {
     return QLatin1String("scilab");
 }
 
+QString ScilabBackend::version() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String("5.5");
+}
+
 Cantor::Session* ScilabBackend::createSession()
 {
     qDebug()<<"Spawning a new Scilab session";
 
     return new ScilabSession(this);
 }
 
 Cantor::Backend::Capabilities ScilabBackend::capabilities() const
 {
     qDebug()<<"Requesting capabilities of ScilabSession";
 
     return Cantor::Backend::SyntaxHighlighting |
            Cantor::Backend::Completion         |
            Cantor::Backend::VariableManagement;
 }
 
 bool ScilabBackend::requirementsFullfilled() const
 {
     QFileInfo info(ScilabSettings::self()->path().toLocalFile());
     return info.isExecutable();
 }
 
 QWidget* ScilabBackend::settingsWidget(QWidget* parent) const
 {
     QWidget* widget=new QWidget(parent);
     Ui::ScilabSettingsBase s;
     s.setupUi(widget);
     return widget;
 }
 
 KConfigSkeleton* ScilabBackend::config() const
 {
     return ScilabSettings::self();
 }
 
 QUrl ScilabBackend::helpUrl() const
 {
     return QUrl(i18nc("the url to the documentation of Scilab, please check if there is a translated version and use the correct url",
                       "http://www.scilab.org/support/documentation"));
 }
 
 QString ScilabBackend::description() const
 {
     return i18n("<p><b>Warning:</b> this backend works only with Scilab version 5.5 or later</p>"\
         "<p>Scilab is a free software, cross-platform numerical computational package and a high-level, numerically oriented programming language.</p>" \
         "Scilab is distributed under CeCILL license (GPL compatible)");
 }
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(scilabbackend, "scilabbackend.json", registerPlugin<ScilabBackend>();)
 #include "scilabbackend.moc"
diff --git a/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.h b/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.h
index 5e261432..8d835f8e 100644
--- a/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.h
+++ b/src/backends/scilab/scilabbackend.h
@@ -1,46 +1,47 @@
 /*
     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) 2011 Filipe Saraiva <filipe@kde.org>
  */
 
 #ifndef _SCILABBACKEND_H
 #define _SCILABBACKEND_H
 
 #include "backend.h"
 
 class ScilabBackend : public Cantor::Backend
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     
     public:
         explicit ScilabBackend( QObject* parent = 0,const QList<QVariant> args = QList<QVariant>());
         ~ScilabBackend();
 
         QString id() const;
+        QString version() const override;
         Cantor::Session *createSession();
         Cantor::Backend::Capabilities capabilities() const;
         virtual bool requirementsFullfilled() const;
 
         QWidget* settingsWidget(QWidget* parent) const;
         KConfigSkeleton* config() const;
 
         QUrl helpUrl() const;
         QString description() const;
 };
 
 #endif /* _SCILABBACKEND_H */