diff --git a/lisp/eshell/eshell.el b/lisp/eshell/eshell.el
index f21af456973..4cccc7aea40 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/eshell.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/eshell.el
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation
 
 ;; Author: John Wiegley <johnw@gnu.org>
+;; Version: 2.4.2
 ;; Keywords: processes
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.