diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c429b1..6bad125 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ OPTIONS
   --log-level=(debug|info|warn|error|fatal|panic)  [default: info] log level
   --name=name                                      (required) [default: engine] name of the service running the engine
   --silent
-  --version=version                                (required) [default: v0.10.0] Version of the engine to run
+  --version=version                                (required) [default: v0.10.1] Version of the engine to run
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/daemon/start.ts](https://github.com/mesg-foundation/cli/blob/v1.0.3/src/commands/daemon/start.ts)_
diff --git a/src/commands/daemon/start.ts b/src/commands/daemon/start.ts
index 4475163..96a65fe 100644
--- a/src/commands/daemon/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/daemon/start.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {flags} from '@oclif/command'
 
 import Command from '../../docker-command'
+import version from '../../version';
 
 import Status, {ServiceStatus} from './status'
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
     version: flags.string({
       description: 'Version of the engine to run',
       required: true,
-      default: 'v0.10.0'
+      default: version.engine
     }),
     'log-force-colors': flags.boolean({
       description: 'log force colors',
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbe4bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+  engine: 'v0.10.1'
+}
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