diff --git a/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.class.php b/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.class.php
index f82e8b40..245888ec 100644
--- a/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.class.php
+++ b/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.class.php
@@ -311,4 +311,14 @@ class SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi {
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the GeSHI's version information while Special:Version is read
+	 */
+	public static function hSpecialVersion_GeSHi( &$sp, &$extensionTypes ) {
+		global $wgExtensionCredits;
+		require_once( 'geshi/geshi.php' );
+		$wgExtensionCredits['parserhook']['SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi']['version'] = GESHI_VERSION;
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.php b/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.php
index 3f750fdc..10a99fe6 100644
--- a/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.php
+++ b/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ $dir = dirname(__FILE__) . '/';
 $wgExtensionMessagesFiles['SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi'] = $dir . 'SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.i18n.php';
 $wgAutoloadClasses['SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi'] = $dir . 'SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.class.php';
 $wgHooks['ShowRawCssJs'][] = 'SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi::viewHook';
+$wgHooks['SpecialVersionExtensionTypes'][] = 'SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi::hSpecialVersion_GeSHi';
 if ( defined( 'MW_SUPPORTS_PARSERFIRSTCALLINIT' ) ) {
 	$wgHooks['ParserFirstCallInit'][] = 'efSyntaxHighlight_GeSHiSetup';
 } else {