diff --git a/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp b/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp
index 4c69ff51c..28942e81e 100644
--- a/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp
+++ b/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ void FGFDM::init()
     // alias to older name
     fgGetNode("/yasim/gross-weight-lbs", true)->alias(_gross_weight_lbs);
 
+    _yasimN->getNode("config-version",true)->setIntValue(_airplane.getVersion());
     _cg_x = _yasimN->getNode("cg-x-m", true);
     _cg_y = _yasimN->getNode("cg-y-m", true);
     _cg_z = _yasimN->getNode("cg-z-m", true);
diff --git a/src/FDM/YASim/Version.hpp b/src/FDM/YASim/Version.hpp
index 101a3de63..0c56f06a6 100644
--- a/src/FDM/YASim/Version.hpp
+++ b/src/FDM/YASim/Version.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public:
   } YASIM_VERSION;
 
   void setVersion( const char * version );
+  int getVersion() { return _version; }
   bool isVersion( YASIM_VERSION version );
   bool isVersionOrNewer( YASIM_VERSION version );