diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 0566cfa..0b5e264 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ local modcommand = minetest.get_modpath("game_commands")
 local modcreative = minetest.get_modpath("creative")
 local checkapikey = minetest.settings:get("governing.checkapikey") or ""
 
+local is_46 = minetest.has_feature("add_entity_with_staticdata") -- detect minetest engine 4.0.16 or mayor
+local is_50 = minetest.has_feature("object_use_texture_alpha") -- detect mineitest engine more modern than 5.0.0
+local is_53 = minetest.has_feature("object_step_has_moveresult") -- detect mineitest engine more modern than 5.3.1
+local is_54 = minetest.has_feature("direct_velocity_on_players") -- detect mineitest engine more modern than 5.4.0
+
 local httpapi = minetest.request_http_api and minetest.request_http_api() -- Only works at init time and must be called from the mod's main scope (not from a function).
 
 local S
@@ -52,7 +57,13 @@ local creative_mode_cache = minetest.settings:get_bool("creative_mode")
 
 governing = {}
 
+governing.is_46 = is_46
+governing.is_50 = is_50
+governing.is_53 = is_53
+governing.is_54 = is_54
+
 governing.S = S
+
 governing.httpapi = httpapi -- must be called early at the beggining to work
 governing.modname = modname -- name of the mod
 governing.modpath = modpath -- path of the mod