diff --git a/Sources/Normalization/NormalizedStorageType.swift b/Sources/Normalization/NormalizedStorageType.swift
index 63535b3..adfefbb 100644
--- a/Sources/Normalization/NormalizedStorageType.swift
+++ b/Sources/Normalization/NormalizedStorageType.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ public protocol NormalizedStorageType: Equatable, Sendable {
    Performs any additional operations for updating.
    */
   func finalizeTransaction(transaction: inout ModifyingTransaction<Self>)
+  
+  var version: UInt64 { get set } 
 
   static func compare(lhs: Self, rhs: Self) -> Bool
 }
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ extension NormalizedStorageType {
     do {
       self = transaction.modifying
     }
+    
+    self.version += 1
 
   }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Normalization/VergeNormalization+Macros.swift b/Sources/Normalization/VergeNormalization+Macros.swift
index f3c69cf..b3e9d8a 100644
--- a/Sources/Normalization/VergeNormalization+Macros.swift
+++ b/Sources/Normalization/VergeNormalization+Macros.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-//@attached(member, names: arbitrary)
+@attached(member, names: named(version))
 //@attached(memberAttribute)
 @attached(extension, conformances: NormalizedStorageType, Equatable, Sendable, names: named(Context), arbitrary)
 public macro NormalizedStorage() = #externalMacro(module: "NormalizationMacrosPlugin", type: "NormalizedStorageMacro")
diff --git a/Sources/NormalizationMacrosPlugin/NormalizedStorageMacro.swift b/Sources/NormalizationMacrosPlugin/NormalizedStorageMacro.swift
index 4420583..bb04228 100644
--- a/Sources/NormalizationMacrosPlugin/NormalizedStorageMacro.swift
+++ b/Sources/NormalizationMacrosPlugin/NormalizedStorageMacro.swift
@@ -176,84 +176,16 @@ extension NormalizedStorageMacro: MemberAttributeMacro {
 
 /// Add member
 extension NormalizedStorageMacro: MemberMacro {
-
-  final class RenamingVisitor: SyntaxRewriter {
-
-    init() {}
-
-    override func visit(_ node: IdentifierPatternSyntax) -> PatternSyntax {
-      return "_$\(node.identifier)"
-    }
-
-    override func visit(_ node: VariableDeclSyntax) -> DeclSyntax {
-
-      // TODO: make variable private
-      return super.visit(node)
-    }
-  }
-
-  final class StoredPropertyCollector: SyntaxVisitor {
-
-    var storedProperties: [VariableDeclSyntax] = []
-
-    var onFoundMultipleBindings: () -> Void = {}
-
-    override func visit(_ node: VariableDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-
-      if node.bindingSpecifier == "let" {
-        storedProperties.append(node)
-        return super.visit(node)
-      }
-
-      if node.bindings.count > 1 {
-        // let a,b,c = 0
-        // it's stored
-        onFoundMultipleBindings()
-        return super.visit(node)
-      }
-
-      if node.bindings.first?.accessorBlock == nil {
-        storedProperties.append(node)
-        return super.visit(node)
-      }
-
-      // computed property
-
-      return .visitChildren
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  static func makeVariableFromConstant(_ node: VariableDeclSyntax) -> VariableDeclSyntax {
-    var modified = node
-    modified.bindingSpecifier = "var"
-    return modified
-  }
-
+ 
   public static func expansion(
     of node: SwiftSyntax.AttributeSyntax,
     providingMembersOf declaration: some SwiftSyntax.DeclGroupSyntax,
     in context: some SwiftSyntaxMacros.MacroExpansionContext
   ) throws -> [SwiftSyntax.DeclSyntax] {
 
-
-    let v = StoredPropertyCollector(viewMode: .fixedUp)
-    v.onFoundMultipleBindings = {
-      context.addDiagnostics(from: MacroError(message: "Cannot use multiple bindings"), node: node)
-    }
-    v.walk(declaration.memberBlock)
-
-    let storageMembers = v.storedProperties
-      .map(makeVariableFromConstant)
-      .map {
-
-      let rename = RenamingVisitor()
-      let renamed = rename.visit($0)
-
-      return renamed
-    }
-
-    return storageMembers
+    return [
+      "public var version: UInt64 = 0"
+    ]
 
   }
 
diff --git a/Tests/NormalizationMacrosTests/Tests.swift b/Tests/NormalizationMacrosTests/Tests.swift
index b62ae77..e633bfb 100644
--- a/Tests/NormalizationMacrosTests/Tests.swift
+++ b/Tests/NormalizationMacrosTests/Tests.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ final class DatabaseMacroTests: XCTestCase {
       }
       
       extension MyDatabase: NormalizedStorageType {
+        public var version: UInt64 { 0 }
       }
       
       extension MyDatabase: Sendable {
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ final class DatabaseMacroTests: XCTestCase {
       }
       
       extension MyDatabase: NormalizedStorageType {
+        public var version: UInt64 { 0 }
       }
       
       extension MyDatabase: Sendable {
diff --git a/Tests/NormalizationTests/Source.swift b/Tests/NormalizationTests/Source.swift
index 74789ef..1d6e8dc 100644
--- a/Tests/NormalizationTests/Source.swift
+++ b/Tests/NormalizationTests/Source.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ final class Tests: XCTestCase {
   func testCommit() {
 
     var state = MyStorage()
-
+    let currentVersion = state.version
+    
     var transaction = state.beginBatchUpdates()
 
     let book = Book(rawID: "some", authorID: Author.anonymous.typedID)
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ final class Tests: XCTestCase {
     let b = state.book
 
     XCTAssertEqual(a, b)
+    XCTAssertNotEqual(currentVersion, state.version)
 
   }