diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index 22e6e8d..6243fd1 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -35,11 +35,19 @@ self.vAPI = self.vAPI || {};
 
 var vAPI = self.vAPI;
 var chrome = self.chrome;
+var manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
 
 vAPI.chrome = true;
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+vAPI.app = {
+    name: manifest.name,
+    version: manifest.version
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 vAPI.storage = chrome.storage.local;
 
 /******************************************************************************/