diff --git a/src/js/directives/footer.js b/src/js/directives/footer.js
index 98259c1..678453a 100644
--- a/src/js/directives/footer.js
+++ b/src/js/directives/footer.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ angular.module('idai.components')
 .directive('idaiFooter', function() {
 return {
 	restrict: 'E',
-	scope: { mailto: '@', institutions: '=' },
+	scope: { mailto: '@', institutions: '=', version: '@' },
 	templateUrl: 'partials/directives/idai-footer.html',
 	controller: [ '$scope', '$http', 'localizedContent', 
 		function($scope,$http, localizedContent) {
diff --git a/src/partials/directives/idai-footer.html b/src/partials/directives/idai-footer.html
index 13225c5..d4d37f1 100644
--- a/src/partials/directives/idai-footer.html
+++ b/src/partials/directives/idai-footer.html
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 				<a href="info/{{link.id}}">{{link.title}}</a> |
 			</span>
 			{{'footer_bugs_to'|transl8}}
-			<a href="mailto:{{mailto}}">{{mailto}}</a></p>
+			<a href="mailto:{{mailto}}">{{mailto}}</a>
+		</p>
+		<p ng-show="version">
+			<small>{{version}}</small>
+		</p>
 	</div>
 </div>
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