diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2b379a..3b1d763 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ local.properties
 
 #IntelliJ
 *.idea
-/lib/
-/target/
-/.pmd
+/lib/
+/target/
+/.pmd
 
 
 #Maven
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ release.properties
 dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 buildNumber.properties
 .mvn/timing.properties
-.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
\ No newline at end of file
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+/spreclib.iml
diff --git a/src/de/spreclib/meta/spreccode/AbstractSprecCode.java b/src/de/spreclib/meta/spreccode/AbstractSprecCode.java
index c74aafa..2ee0fff 100644
--- a/src/de/spreclib/meta/spreccode/AbstractSprecCode.java
+++ b/src/de/spreclib/meta/spreccode/AbstractSprecCode.java
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 
 public abstract class AbstractSprecCode implements ISprecCode {
 
-  private Properties properties = new Properties();
+  static final String CODESYSTEM = "SPREC";
+  static final String CODESYSTEM_VERSION = "2.0";
   final String placeholderOneCharacter;
   final String placeholderThreeCharacters;
+  private Properties properties = new Properties();
 
   protected AbstractSprecCode() {
 
@@ -39,4 +41,12 @@ private String readPlaceHolderOneCharacter() {
   private String readPlaceHolderThreeCharacters() {
     return properties.getProperty("placeholder.threecharacters");
   }
+
+  public static String getCodesystemVersion() {
+    return CODESYSTEM_VERSION;
+  }
+
+  public static String getCodesystem() {
+    return CODESYSTEM;
+  }
 }