diff --git a/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts b/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts
index a7b0db66e..21d0de6a8 100644
--- a/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts
+++ b/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export class NoteMetadataDto extends BaseDto {
   @ApiProperty()
   tags: string[];
 
+  @IsNumber()
+  @ApiProperty()
+  version: number;
+
   /**
    * Datestring of the last time this note was updated
    * @example "2020-12-01 12:23:34"
diff --git a/src/notes/note.entity.ts b/src/notes/note.entity.ts
index f099c2820..a1183e510 100644
--- a/src/notes/note.entity.ts
+++ b/src/notes/note.entity.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ export class Note {
   @JoinTable()
   tags: Promise<Tag[]>;
 
+  @Column({
+    default: 2,
+  })
+  version: number;
+
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
   private constructor() {}
 
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ export class Note {
     newNote.description = null;
     newNote.title = null;
     newNote.tags = Promise.resolve([]);
+    newNote.version = 2;
     return newNote;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/notes/notes.service.ts b/src/notes/notes.service.ts
index f1cf658d8..8564a2d14 100644
--- a/src/notes/notes.service.ts
+++ b/src/notes/notes.service.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ export class NotesService {
       editedBy: (await this.getAuthorUsers(note)).map((user) => user.username),
       permissions: await this.toNotePermissionsDto(note),
       tags: await this.toTagList(note),
+      version: note.version,
       updatedAt: (await this.getLatestRevision(note)).createdAt,
       updateUsername: updateUser ? updateUser.username : null,
       viewCount: note.viewCount,