diff --git a/pyzipline/zipline.py b/pyzipline/zipline.py
index 6bf5608..66b5d42 100644
--- a/pyzipline/zipline.py
+++ b/pyzipline/zipline.py
@@ -1,34 +1,15 @@
 """This module contains the ZiplineApi class, which is the main class used to interact with the Zipline API."""
-import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import List, Union
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
-
 from pyzipline.exceptions import (FeatureDisabledError, Forbidden, NotFound,
                                   PyZiplineError)
-from pyzipline.models import File, Invite, Result, Stats, User, Version
+from pyzipline.models import (File, Invite, Result, Stats, User, Version,
+                              ZiplineApiConfig)
 from pyzipline.rest_adapter import RestAdapter
 from pyzipline.utils import convert_datetime_to_str
 
 
-class ZiplineApiConfig(BaseModel):
-    """Represents a configuration instance for the ZiplineApi class.
-
-    Args:
-        hostname (str): The hostname of your Zipline instance, WITHOUT https or http.
-        token (str): String used for authentication when making requests.
-        ssl (bool): Normally set to True, but if your Zipline instance doesn't use SSL/TLS, set this to False.
-        enforced_signing (bool): Normally set to True, but if having SSL/TLS cert validation issues, can turn off with False.
-        logger (logging.Logger): If your app has a logger, pass it in here.
-    """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
-    hostname: str
-    token: str = ''
-    ssl: bool = True
-    enforced_signing: bool = True
-    logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 # pylint: disable=not-a-mapping
 class ZiplineApi:
     """Represents an instance of the Zipline API.
@@ -494,3 +475,15 @@ class ZiplineApi:
         if result.status_code == 401:
             raise Forbidden(result.message)
         raise PyZiplineError(f"{result.status_code}: {result.message}\n{result.data}")
+            Forbidden: The user is not authenticated
+            PyZiplineError: Raised if the API changes, causing a breaking change in this method
+
+        Returns:
+            Version: The version of the Zipline instance
+        """
+        result = self._rest_adapter.get(endpoint="version")
+        if result.status_code == 200:
+            return Version(**result.data)
+        if result.status_code == 401:
+            raise Forbidden(result.message)
+        raise PyZiplineError(f"{result.status_code}: {result.message}\n{result.data}")