diff --git a/include/asn1common.h b/include/asn1common.h
index ac72d0d..1274a13 100644
--- a/include/asn1common.h
+++ b/include/asn1common.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
  * defines
  *****************************************************************************/
 
+#define	ASN1_MAJOR_VERSION	0
+#define ASN1_MINOR_VERSION	1
+#define	ASN1_FAST_VERSION 	"0.1"
+
 #define ASN1_UPER_ALIGNED 0
 #define ASN1_APER_ALIGNED 1
 #define ASN1_OER_ALIGNED 2
diff --git a/include/asn1uper.h b/include/asn1uper.h
index e94f152..359b194 100644
--- a/include/asn1uper.h
+++ b/include/asn1uper.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #define uper_get_bits_length(U,S) (uper_get_bits_stream(U,S)+1)
 #define uper_put_bits_length(U,L,S) uper_put_bits_stream(U,(L)-1,S)
 
+#define uper_get_seq_length(U,S) (uper_get_bits_stream(U,S)+1)
+
 #define uper_init_extension(E)  asn1_init_extension(E)
 #define uper_init_bitstream(E)  asn1_init_bitstream(E)