diff --git a/recipes/vttest/recipe.sh b/recipes/vttest/recipe.sh
index 5ebe7febb30e0410435930484e5ad06658409ccf..9eaa3eca0d4686bb4bab4e3163ed86816a81e72f 100644
--- a/recipes/vttest/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/vttest/recipe.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+VERSION=20140305
 TAR=http://invisible-island.net/datafiles/release/vttest.tar.gz
 
+function recipe_version {
+    echo "$VERSION"
+    skip=1
+}
+
 function recipe_update {
     echo "skipping update"
     skip=1