diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/package.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/package.scala
index 5cdbc306e56a0..fb3a4c5e08d48 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/package.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/package.scala
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ package org.apache
 
 package object spark {
   // For package docs only
+  val SPARK_VERSION = "1.0.3-SNAPSHOT"
 }