diff --git a/PocketSharp/Components/Get.cs b/PocketSharp/Components/Get.cs
index 81844d6..58c3a04 100644
--- a/PocketSharp/Components/Get.cs
+++ b/PocketSharp/Components/Get.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ namespace PocketSharp
         Domain = domain,
         Since = since.HasValue ? ((DateTime)since).ToUniversalTime() : since,
         Count = count,
-        Offset = offset
+        Offset = offset,
+        Version = 2
       };
 
       return (await Request<Retrieve>("get", cancellationToken, parameters.Convert())).Items ?? new List<PocketItem>();
diff --git a/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/Parameters.cs b/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/Parameters.cs
index c03d547..2f05165 100644
--- a/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/Parameters.cs
+++ b/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/Parameters.cs
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ namespace PocketSharp.Models
         parameterDict.Add(name, value.ToString());
       }
 
-      parameterDict.Add("version", "2");
-
       return parameterDict;
     }
   }
diff --git a/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/RetrieveParameters.cs b/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/RetrieveParameters.cs
index 8672323..7904cf3 100644
--- a/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/RetrieveParameters.cs
+++ b/PocketSharp/Models/Parameters/RetrieveParameters.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 
 namespace PocketSharp.Models
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ namespace PocketSharp.Models
     /// </value>
     [DataMember(Name = "offset")]
     public int? Offset { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the version.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// The version.
+    /// </value>
+    [DataMember(Name = "version")]
+    public int? Version { get; set; }
   }
 
 
diff --git a/PocketSharp/Utilities/JsonExtensions.cs b/PocketSharp/Utilities/JsonExtensions.cs
index 25ac9b7..6481d18 100644
--- a/PocketSharp/Utilities/JsonExtensions.cs
+++ b/PocketSharp/Utilities/JsonExtensions.cs
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ namespace PocketSharp
       }
 
       double value;
-      if (!Double.TryParse((string)reader.Value, out value))
+      if (!Double.TryParse(reader.Value.ToString(), out value))
       {
         DateTime date;
-        if (DateTime.TryParse((string)reader.Value, out date))
+        if (DateTime.TryParse(reader.Value.ToString(), out date))
         {
           return date;
         }