diff --git a/build-waf.sh b/build-waf.sh
index 49c0e02..6fa8ba8 100755
--- a/build-waf.sh
+++ b/build-waf.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 TOOLS="msvs,clang_compilation_database,color_msvc"
-PRELUDE=$'\tsys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), \'scripts\', \'waifulib\'))'
+PRELUDE=$'\tContext.WAIFUVERSION=\'1.0.0\'\n\tsys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), \'scripts\', \'waifulib\'))'
 
 # a set of relatively stable tools
 # TODO: make it possible to override this list
diff --git a/tests/waifuversion/wscript b/tests/waifuversion/wscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fcefbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/waifuversion/wscript
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+# a1batross, 2019
+
+from waflib import Context
+
+def options(opt):
+	pass
+
+def configure(conf):
+	conf.msg('Waifu version', Context.WAIFUVERSION)
+
+def build(bld):
+	pass
diff --git a/tests/wscript b/tests/wscript
index 75c462b..212963e 100644
--- a/tests/wscript
+++ b/tests/wscript
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 # a1batross, 2019
 
-TESTS = 'subdirs gitversion conan msdev filter_cflags'
+TESTS = 'waifuversion subdirs gitversion conan msdev filter_cflags'
 
 def options(opt):
 	opt.add_subproject(TESTS)