diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
index a656c3ba5..0b789fc79 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class BaseSchemaGenerator(object):
     # Set by 'SCHEMA_COERCE_PATH_PK'.
     coerce_path_pk = None
 
-    def __init__(self, title=None, url=None, description=None, patterns=None, urlconf=None):
+    def __init__(self, title=None, url=None, description=None, patterns=None, urlconf=None, version='0.1.0'):
         if url and not url.endswith('/'):
             url += '/'
 
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class BaseSchemaGenerator(object):
         self.urlconf = urlconf
         self.title = title
         self.description = description
+        self.version = version
         self.url = url
         self.endpoints = None
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/openapi.py b/rest_framework/schemas/openapi.py
index 0af7510cd..370764fe0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/openapi.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/openapi.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class SchemaGenerator(BaseSchemaGenerator):
     def get_info(self):
         info = {
             'title': self.title,
-            'version': 'TODO',
+            'version': self.version,
         }
 
         if self.description is not None:
diff --git a/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py b/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py
index 78a5609da..006be4609 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py
+++ b/tests/schemas/test_openapi.py
@@ -489,3 +489,17 @@ class TestGenerator(TestCase):
 
         assert 'openapi' in schema
         assert 'paths' in schema
+
+    def test_schema_information(self):
+        """Construction of the top level dictionary."""
+        patterns = [
+            url(r'^example/?$', views.ExampleListView.as_view()),
+        ]
+        generator = SchemaGenerator(patterns=patterns, title='My title', version='1.2.3', description='My description')
+
+        request = create_request('/')
+        schema = generator.get_schema(request=request)
+
+        assert schema['info']['title'] == 'My title'
+        assert schema['info']['version'] == '1.2.3'
+        assert schema['info']['description'] == 'My description'