diff --git a/buildenv b/buildenv
index 900e5de..3b9d9f6 100644
--- a/buildenv
+++ b/buildenv
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ totalTests:$totalTests
 expectedFailures:2
 ZZ
 }
+
+zopen_get_version(){
+ ./configure --version | head -1 | awk '{ print $4 }'
+}