diff --git a/stand/common/bootstrap.h b/stand/common/bootstrap.h
--- a/stand/common/bootstrap.h
+++ b/stand/common/bootstrap.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
  * Version information
  */
 extern char bootprog_info[];
+extern unsigned bootprog_rev;
 
 /*
  * Interpreter information
diff --git a/stand/common/interp_forth.c b/stand/common/interp_forth.c
--- a/stand/common/interp_forth.c
+++ b/stand/common/interp_forth.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "bootstrap.h"
 #include "ficl.h"
 
-extern unsigned bootprog_rev;
 INTERP_DEFINE("4th");
 
 /* #define BFORTH_DEBUG */
diff --git a/stand/common/newvers.sh b/stand/common/newvers.sh
--- a/stand/common/newvers.sh
+++ b/stand/common/newvers.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@
 
 cat > $tempfile <<EOF
 char bootprog_info[] = "$bootprog_info";
-unsigned bootprog_rev = ${r%%.*}${r##*.};
+unsigned bootprog_rev = ${r%%.*} * 1000 + ${r##*.};
 EOF
 mv $tempfile vers.c
diff --git a/stand/liblua/lutils.c b/stand/liblua/lutils.c
--- a/stand/liblua/lutils.c
+++ b/stand/liblua/lutils.c
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@
 	lua_setfield(L, -2, "machine_arch");
 	lua_pushstring(L, LUA_PATH);
 	lua_setfield(L, -2, "lua_path");
+	lua_pushinteger(L, bootprog_rev);
+	lua_setfield(L, -2, "version");
 	/* Set global printc to loader.printc */
 	lua_register(L, "printc", lua_printc);
 	return 1;