diff --git a/rest/version.go b/rest/version.go
index 77bfd7d..dc8946c 100644
--- a/rest/version.go
+++ b/rest/version.go
@@ -11,20 +11,31 @@ import (
 
 // name this struct "version", so go-swagger will generate a type named "version"
 type version struct {
-	Name                 string `json:"name"`
-	Version              string `json:"version"`
-	BuildDate            string `json:"builddate"`
-	Revision             string `json:"revision"`
-	Gitsha1              string `json:"gitsha1"`
-	MinimumClientVersion string `json:"min_client_version"`
+	Name                 string  `json:"name"`
+	Version              string  `json:"version"`
+	BuildDate            string  `json:"builddate"`
+	Revision             string  `json:"revision"`
+	Gitsha1              string  `json:"gitsha1"`
+	MinimumClientVersion string  `json:"min_client_version"`
+	ReleaseVersion       *string `json:"release_version" optional:"true"`
+}
+
+type VersionOpts struct {
+	BasePath         string
+	MinClientVersion string
+	ReleaseVersion   *string
 }
 
 // NewVersion returns a webservice which returns version information. The given
 // name should be a descriptive name of the module.
-func NewVersion(name string, basePath string, minClientVersion string) *restful.WebService {
+func NewVersion(name string, opts *VersionOpts) *restful.WebService {
+	if opts.BasePath == "" {
+		opts.BasePath = "/"
+	}
+
 	ws := new(restful.WebService)
 	ws.
-		Path(basePath + "v1/version").
+		Path(opts.BasePath + "v1/version").
 		Consumes(restful.MIME_JSON).
 		Produces(restful.MIME_JSON)
 
@@ -36,8 +47,10 @@ func NewVersion(name string, basePath string, minClientVersion string) *restful.
 		Revision:             v.Revision,
 		BuildDate:            v.BuildDate,
 		Gitsha1:              v.GitSHA1,
-		MinimumClientVersion: minClientVersion,
+		MinimumClientVersion: opts.MinClientVersion,
+		ReleaseVersion:       opts.ReleaseVersion,
 	}
+
 	ws.Route(
 		ws.GET("/").
 			Doc("returns the current version information of this module").