diff --git a/src/zarr_sqlite/zarr_sqlite.py b/src/zarr_sqlite/zarr_sqlite.py
index 42e0074..92bb6f1 100644
--- a/src/zarr_sqlite/zarr_sqlite.py
+++ b/src/zarr_sqlite/zarr_sqlite.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+schema_version = "1.0"
+
 import asyncio
 import sqlite3
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, override, cast
 import urllib.parse
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from zarr.abc.store import (
     ByteRequest,
@@ -16,6 +20,8 @@
 )
 from zarr.core.buffer import Buffer
 from zarr.core.common import BytesLike
+from zarr import __version__ as zarr_version
+from sys import version as py_version
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Iterable, Sequence
@@ -177,9 +183,38 @@ async def _execute(
         return cur.execute(query, params)
 
     async def _create_schema(self) -> None:
-        await self._execute_write(
-            "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zarr(k TEXT PRIMARY KEY, v BLOB)"
-        )
+        await self._ensure_open()
+        if self._lock is None:
+            raise ValueError("Store is not open")
+
+        schema =  ["CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zarr(k TEXT PRIMARY KEY, v BLOB)",
+                   "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zarr_versions(name TEXT PRIMARY KEY, version TEXT)"]
+
+        set_version  = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO zarr_versions (name, version) VALUES (?, ?)"
+        versions = {'sqlitestore_version': __version__,
+                    'sqlitestore_schema': schema_version,
+                    'create_zarr_version': zarr_version,
+                    'create_python_version': py_version,
+                    'create_datetime': datetime.now().isoformat(sep=' ', timespec='seconds'),
+                    }
+        async with self._lock:
+            cursor = self._con.cursor()
+            for statement in schema:
+                _ = cursor.execute(statement)
+            for name, ver in versions.items():
+                _ = cursor.execute(set_version, (name, ver))
+            self._con.commit()
+
+    def get_versions(self):
+        """return a dict of version information (non-async)"""
+        result = {}
+        with sqlite3.connect(self.database_uri, uri=True, autocommit=False, check_same_thread=False) as con:
+            cur = con.cursor()
+            cur.execute("SELECT * from zarr_versions")
+            for row in cur.fetchall():
+                result[row[0]] = row[1]
+        return result
+
 
     @override
     def close(self) -> None:
@@ -200,7 +235,8 @@ async def is_empty(self, prefix: str) -> bool:
     @override
     async def clear(self) -> None:
         """Clear the store."""
-        await self._execute_write("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS zarr")
+        await self._execute_write("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS zarr;")
+        await self._execute_write("DROP TABLE IF exists zarr_versions;")
         await self._create_schema()
 
     @override