diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db1e6d3..b696667 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 ### News
 
+  * `v0.13.4` [released](https://github.com/go-aah/tools/releases/tag/v0.13.4) and tagged on Feb 06, 2019.
   * `v0.13.3` [released](https://github.com/go-aah/tools/releases/tag/v0.13.3) and tagged on Dec 13, 2018.
   * `v0.13.0` [released](https://github.com/go-aah/tools/releases/tag/v0.13.0) and tagged on Dec 02, 2018.
   * `v0.12.2` [released](https://github.com/go-aah/tools/releases/tag/v0.12.2) and tagged on Jul 20, 2018.
diff --git a/aah/go.mod b/aah/go.mod
index cff5bec..22b6dfd 100644
--- a/aah/go.mod
+++ b/aah/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module aahframe.work/cli/aah
 
 require (
-	aahframe.work v0.12.2
+	aahframe.work v0.12.3
 	github.com/radovskyb/watcher v0.0.0-20181027232338-25a66c5e3b26
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 )
diff --git a/aah/util.go b/aah/util.go
index a3b6f8d..2c85fb8 100644
--- a/aah/util.go
+++ b/aah/util.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func getAppVersion(appBaseDir string, cfg *config.Config) string {
 	}
 
 	// fallback version number from file aah.project
-	version := cfg.StringDefault("build.version", "")
+	version := cfg.StringDefault("build.version", "0.0.1")
 
 	// git describe
 	if !ess.IsFileExists(filepath.Join(appBaseDir, ".git")) {
diff --git a/aah/version.go b/aah/version.go
index b3e787a..89417c7 100644
--- a/aah/version.go
+++ b/aah/version.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version no. of aah framework CLI tool
-var Version = "0.13.3"
+var Version = "0.13.4"
 
 var (
 	errVersionNotExists = errors.New("version not exists")