diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13cbb16..f9f5925 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Scripts use a small metadata block followed by ordinary JavaScript. OpenScript s
 ```javascript
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         GitHub Repo Stats
+// @version      1.0.0
 // @description  Logs repository metadata
 // @match        https://github.com/*
 // @run-at       document_idle
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ console.log(await response.json());
 | Directive | Description | Required |
 | :--- | :--- | :--- |
 | `@name` | Name displayed in the popup | Yes |
+| `@version` | Version displayed beside the script name | No |
 | `@match` | Chrome match pattern; repeat for multiple patterns | Yes |
 | `@description` | Short summary displayed in the popup | No |
 | `@run-at` | `document_idle`, `document_start`, or `document_end` | No |
diff --git a/src/popup.js b/src/popup.js
index a0b2f85..f37ab83 100644
--- a/src/popup.js
+++ b/src/popup.js
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ const init = async () => {
   await syncScripts(false);
   const [scripts, secrets] = await Promise.all([getScripts(), getSecrets()]);
   await garbageCollectScriptStorage(scripts.map(s => s.id));
-  state.scripts = scripts;
+  state.scripts = scripts.map(s => ({
+    ...s,
+    version: parseMeta(s.code || '').version,
+  }));
   state.secrets = secrets;
   render();
 };
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ const saveCurrentScript = async () => {
   const scriptObj = {
     id: state.editingId || `script_${Date.now()}`,
     name: meta.name,
+    version: meta.version,
     description: meta.description,
     matches: meta.matches,
     requires: meta.requires,
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ const renderScriptList = () => {
                 <span class="font-semibold text-xs text-slate-900 truncate cursor-pointer hover:text-sky-600" data-action="edit" data-id="${s.id}">
                   ${s.name}
                 </span>
+                ${s.version ? `<span class="text-[9px] font-mono px-1 py-0.2 rounded bg-slate-100 text-slate-500 border border-slate-200 shrink-0">v${s.version}</span>` : ''}
               </div>
               <div class="flex items-center gap-1 shrink-0">
                 <button data-action="edit" data-id="${s.id}" class="p-1 hover:bg-slate-100 rounded text-slate-500 hover:text-sky-600 cursor-pointer" title="Edit Script">
diff --git a/src/utils/parser.js b/src/utils/parser.js
index e06c52c..548c3bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/parser.js
+++ b/src/utils/parser.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Parse OpenScript's deliberately small metadata format.
 
-const SINGLE_KEYS = new Set(['name', 'description', 'run-at']);
+const SINGLE_KEYS = new Set(['name', 'version', 'description', 'run-at']);
 const MULTI_KEYS = new Set(['match', 'require']);
 
 export const parseMeta = code => {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const parseMeta = code => {
 
   return {
     name: meta.name || 'Untitled Script',
+    version: meta.version || '',
     description: meta.description || '',
     matches: meta.match.length ? meta.match : ['*://*/*'],
     runAt: (meta['run-at'] || 'document_idle').replace('-', '_'),
diff --git a/tests/parser.test.js b/tests/parser.test.js
index ba1d55c..d98361e 100644
--- a/tests/parser.test.js
+++ b/tests/parser.test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ test('parseMeta extracts only OpenScript metadata', () => {
 
   assert.deepEqual(meta, {
     name: 'Test Script',
+    version: '2.1.0',
     description: 'Sample description',
     matches: ['https://example.com/*'],
     runAt: 'document_start',
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ test('parseMeta extracts only OpenScript metadata', () => {
 test('parseMeta falls back to defaults when fields are missing', () => {
   const meta = parseMeta('// ==UserScript==\n// ==/UserScript==');
   assert.equal(meta.name, 'Untitled Script');
+  assert.equal(meta.version, '');
   assert.equal(meta.description, '');
   assert.deepEqual(meta.matches, ['*://*/*']);
   assert.equal(meta.runAt, 'document_idle');
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ test('getBoilerplate is wrapper-free and minimalist', () => {
   const template = getBoilerplate('My Script');
   assert.ok(template.includes('// @name         My Script'));
   assert.ok(template.includes("console.log('Running on', location.hostname);"));
-  for (const legacy of ['@namespace', '@grant', '@version', '@author', '(function'])
+  for (const legacy of ['@namespace', '@grant', '@author', '(function'])
     assert.ok(!template.includes(legacy));
+  assert.ok(!template.includes('@version'));
 });