--- a/app/soc/logic/system.py	Sun Nov 23 06:34:22 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/logic/system.py	Sun Nov 23 07:15:13 2008 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ]
 
 
+import os
 import settings
 
 
@@ -32,3 +33,9 @@
   more sophisticated in the future.
   """
   return settings.DEBUG
+
+def getAppVersion():
+  """Returns the Google App Engine "version" of the running instance.
+  """
+  return os.environ.get('CURRENT_VERSION_ID')
+