diff --git a/examples/morpheusvm/vm/vm.go b/examples/morpheusvm/vm/vm.go
index 1728acb4bb..7c8dc15151 100644
--- a/examples/morpheusvm/vm/vm.go
+++ b/examples/morpheusvm/vm/vm.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package vm
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/version"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/hypersdk/auth"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/hypersdk/chain"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/hypersdk/codec"
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ func init() {
 func New(options ...vm.Option) (*vm.VM, error) {
 	options = append(options, With()) // Add MorpheusVM API
 	return defaultvm.New(
+		&version.Semantic{Major: 0, Minor: 0, Patch: 1},
 		genesis.DefaultGenesisFactory{},
 		&storage.BalanceHandler{},
 		metadata.NewDefaultManager(),