diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
index 7bc31c17b..51dcf6f42 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ string CompilerStack::createMetadata(Contract const& _contract) const
 	}
 	meta["settings"]["optimizer"]["enabled"] = m_optimize;
 	meta["settings"]["optimizer"]["runs"] = m_optimizeRuns;
+	meta["settings"]["evmVersion"] = m_evmVersion.name();
 	meta["settings"]["compilationTarget"][_contract.contract->sourceUnitName()] =
 		_contract.contract->annotation().canonicalName;