diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Mod.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Mod.java
index de2925556..92933aef8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Mod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Mod.java
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
     /**
      * A user friendly name for the mod
      */
-    String name() default "";
+    String name();
     /**
      * A version string for this mod
      */
-    String version() default "";
+    String version() default "unknown";
     /**
      * A simple dependency string for this mod (see modloader's "priorities" string specification)
      */