diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 56e967776..59c97196e 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<CodeForIBMi>
     actionTools: ActionTools,
     componentRegistry: extensionComponentRegistry,
     connectionManager: IBMi.connectionManager,
-    searchTools: SearchTools
+    searchTools: SearchTools,
+    getSystemVersion: () => instance.getConnection()?.getSystemVersion(),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/typings.ts b/src/typings.ts
index e5b109d4c..a6525e008 100644
--- a/src/typings.ts
+++ b/src/typings.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export interface CodeForIBMi {
   actionTools: typeof ActionTools,
   componentRegistry: ComponentRegistry,
   connectionManager: ConnectionManager,
-  searchTools: typeof SearchTools
+  searchTools: typeof SearchTools,
+  getSystemVersion: () => number | undefined,
 }
 
 export interface DeploymentParameters {