diff --git a/json.lua b/json.lua
index 711ef78..84c4426 100644
--- a/json.lua
+++ b/json.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 -- SOFTWARE.
 --
 
-local json = { _version = "0.1.2" }
+json = { _version = "0.1.2" }
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Encode