diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0d1cc64..e5793ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "versioned-binary-serialization"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/src/version.rs b/src/version.rs
index 03f91c8..44d6019 100644
--- a/src/version.rs
+++ b/src/version.rs
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ pub trait StaticVersionType: Sync + Send + Clone + Copy + Debug + private::Seale
             minor: Self::MINOR,
         }
     }
+
+    fn instance() -> Self;
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Display)]
-pub struct StaticVersion<const MAJOR: u16, const MINOR: u16>;
+pub struct StaticVersion<const MAJOR: u16, const MINOR: u16> {}
 
 impl<const MAJOR: u16, const MINOR: u16> StaticVersionType for StaticVersion<MAJOR, MINOR> {
     const MAJOR: u16 = MAJOR;
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ impl<const MAJOR: u16, const MINOR: u16> StaticVersionType for StaticVersion<MAJ
             minor: Self::MINOR,
         }
     }
+
+    fn instance() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
 }
 
 impl<const MAJOR: u16, const MINOR: u16> Debug for StaticVersion<MAJOR, MINOR> {