diff --git a/src/common/request.c b/src/common/request.c
--- a/src/common/request.c
+++ b/src/common/request.c
@@ -30,6 +30,41 @@ int distren_request_free_with_data(struc
   return distren_request_free(req);
 }
 
+int distren_request_version(struct distren_request **req, void **data, uint32_t servertype, const char *package_string)
+{
+  struct distren_request_version *version;
+
+  distren_request_new(req, sizeof(struct distren_request_version), DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION);
+  version = malloc(sizeof(struct distren_request_version));
+  if(!version || !*req)
+    {
+      free(version);
+      if(*req)
+	distren_request_free(*req);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  memset(version, 0, sizeof(struct distren_request_version));
+  version->servertype = servertype;
+  strncpy(version->package_string, package_string, DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION_PACKAGE_STRING_LEN);
+
+  *data = version;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int distren_request_parse_version(struct distren_request *req, void *data, struct distren_request_version *version)
+{
+  if(req->len < sizeof(struct distren_request_version))
+    return 1;
+
+  memcpy(version, data, sizeof(struct distren_request_version));
+  /* there is space for another '\0' */
+  version->package_string[DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION_PACKAGE_STRING_LEN] = '\0';
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int distren_request_poing(struct distren_request **req, void **data, short is_ping, const void *poing_cookie, size_t poing_data_len)
 {
   enum distren_request_type type;