diff --git a/src/version.cpp.cog b/src/version.cpp.cog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..943c5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.cpp.cog
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// vim: filetype=cpp :
+
+#include "version.hpp"
+
+string cellar::version::short_version() {
+    /*[[[cog
+         import cog
+         print("// I came from the print function!")
+
+         cog.outl("return \"dummy cog file!\";")
+    ]]]*/
+    //[[[end]]]
+}
diff --git a/src/version.hpp b/src/version.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa2579a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef __VERSION_HPP
+#define __VERSION_HPP
+#pragma once
+
+namespace cellar {
+    namespace version {
+        string short_version();
+    }
+}
+
+#endif // __VERSION_HPP