diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index e309b14..319169b 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export(filter_by_year)
 export(geom_basemap)
 export(get_cpr_north_data)
 export(get_cpr_south_data)
+export(get_current_version)
 export(get_forcis_db)
 export(get_ocean_names)
 export(get_plankton_nets_data)
diff --git a/R/get_current_version.R b/R/get_current_version.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b0841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/get_current_version.R
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#' Get the version of the database currently used
+#' 
+#' @description
+#' This function returns the version of the database currently used in the 
+#' project. 
+#'
+#' @return A `character` of length 1.
+#' 
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' ## ADD EXAMPLE ----
+
+get_current_version <- function() {
+  
+  if (file.exists(".forcis")) {
+    
+    config_file <- readLines(".forcis")
+    in_use_version <- gsub("FORCIS_VERSION=", "", config_file)
+    
+  } else {
+    
+    in_use_version <- NULL
+  }
+  
+  in_use_version
+}
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 4436d7d..91785d0 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ set_zen_version <- function(version, ask = TRUE) {
   
   if (is.null(version)) {
     
-    version <- get_in_use_version()
+    version <- get_current_version()
     
     if (is.null(version)) {
     
@@ -293,4 +293,22 @@ get_zen_latest_version <- function() {
 crs_robinson <- function() {
   paste0("+proj=robin +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84", 
          " +units=m +no_defs")
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+
+#' Set/update local database version number in an hidden file .forcis
+#' 
+#' @noRd
+
+set_in_use_version <- function(version) {
+  
+  saved_version <- get_current_version()
+  
+  if (is.null(saved_version) || saved_version != version) {
+    version <- paste0("FORCIS_VERSION=", version)
+    cat(version, file = ".forcis", append = FALSE, sep = "\n")
+  }
+  
+  invisible(NULL)
+}
diff --git a/R/versions.R b/R/versions.R
deleted file mode 100644
index dc41be0..0000000
--- a/R/versions.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#' Get local database version number from an hidden file .forcis
-#' 
-#' @noRd
-
-get_in_use_version <- function() {
-  
-  if (file.exists(".forcis")) {
-    
-    config_file <- readLines(".forcis")
-    in_use_version <- gsub("FORCIS_VERSION=", "", config_file)
-    
-  } else {
-    
-    in_use_version <- NULL
-  }
-  
-  in_use_version
-}
-
-
-
-#' Set/update local database version number in an hidden file .forcis
-#' 
-#' @noRd
-
-set_in_use_version <- function(version) {
-  
-  saved_version <- get_in_use_version()
-  
-  if (is.null(saved_version) || saved_version != version) {
-    version <- paste0("FORCIS_VERSION=", version)
-    cat(version, file = ".forcis", append = FALSE, sep = "\n")
-  }
-  
-  invisible(NULL)
-}
diff --git a/man/get_current_version.Rd b/man/get_current_version.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..771aa40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/get_current_version.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/get_current_version.R
+\name{get_current_version}
+\alias{get_current_version}
+\title{Get the version of the database currently used}
+\usage{
+get_current_version()
+}
+\value{
+A \code{character} of length 1.
+}
+\description{
+This function returns the version of the database currently used in the
+project.
+}
+\examples{
+## ADD EXAMPLE ----
+}