diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 0a7483ce..ff41a5b8 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ VkResult VulkanExampleBase::createInstance(bool enableValidation)
 	appInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
 	appInfo.pApplicationName = name.c_str();
 	appInfo.pEngineName = name.c_str();
-	appInfo.apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+	appInfo.apiVersion = apiVersion;
 
 	std::vector<const char*> instanceExtensions = { VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME };
 
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index efe7978d..faeaafc6 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public:
 
 	std::string title = "Vulkan Example";
 	std::string name = "vulkanExample";
+	uint32_t apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
 
 	struct 
 	{