diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 419752e4..b077b431 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
     // Project configuration.
     grunt.initConfig({
         pkg: packageJson,
+        osdVersion: {
+            versionStr: packageJson.version,
+            major:      parseInt(packageJson.version.split('.')[0], 10),
+            minor:      parseInt(packageJson.version.split('.')[1], 10),
+            revision:   parseInt(packageJson.version.split('.')[2], 10)
+        },
         clean: {
             build: ["build"],
             package: [packageDir],
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 01a3900f..c72b2cea 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
     * Viewer.innerTracker.scrollHandler: preventDefaultAction == true prevents viewer zooming on mousewheel/pinch
 * Fixed: IE8 error with custom buttons - "Object doesn't support this action" (#279)
 * Support IIIF servers that don't report tile dimensions (#286)
+* Added a static 'version' property to OpenSeadragon. Useful for plugins that require specific OpenSeadragon versions.
 
 0.9.131:
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63c432b9..9c53ceb0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "OpenSeadragon",
-  "version": "0.9.131",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "Provides a smooth, zoomable user interface for HTML/Javascript.",
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
diff --git a/src/openseadragon.js b/src/openseadragon.js
index 33d0be8e..96b177de 100644
--- a/src/openseadragon.js
+++ b/src/openseadragon.js
@@ -415,24 +415,44 @@ window.OpenSeadragon = window.OpenSeadragon || function( options ){
 (function( $ ){
 
 
+    /**
+     * The OpenSeadragon version.
+     *
+     * @member {Object} OpenSeadragon.version
+     * @property {String} versionStr - The version number as a string ('major.minor.revision').
+     * @property {Number} major - The major version number.
+     * @property {Number} minor - The minor version number.
+     * @property {Number} revision - The revision number.
+     * @since 1.0.0
+     */
+    /* jshint ignore:start */
+    $.version = {
+        versionStr: '<%= osdVersion.versionStr %>',
+        major: <%= osdVersion.major %>,
+        minor: <%= osdVersion.minor %>,
+        revision: <%= osdVersion.revision %>
+    };
+    /* jshint ignore:end */
+
+
     /**
      * Taken from jquery 1.6.1
      * [[Class]] -> type pairs
      * @private
      */
     var class2type = {
-        '[object Boolean]':     'boolean',
-        '[object Number]':      'number',
-        '[object String]':      'string',
-        '[object Function]':    'function',
-        '[object Array]':       'array',
-        '[object Date]':        'date',
-        '[object RegExp]':      'regexp',
-        '[object Object]':      'object'
-    },
-    // Save a reference to some core methods
-    toString    = Object.prototype.toString,
-    hasOwn      = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
+            '[object Boolean]':     'boolean',
+            '[object Number]':      'number',
+            '[object String]':      'string',
+            '[object Function]':    'function',
+            '[object Array]':       'array',
+            '[object Date]':        'date',
+            '[object RegExp]':      'regexp',
+            '[object Object]':      'object'
+        },
+        // Save a reference to some core methods
+        toString    = Object.prototype.toString,
+        hasOwn      = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
 
     /**
      * Taken from jQuery 1.6.1