diff --git a/lutin/module.py b/lutin/module.py
index 5441ff6..3da832e 100644
--- a/lutin/module.py
+++ b/lutin/module.py
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ def load_module(target, name):
 			the_module_file = mod[1]
 			the_module = __import__(env.get_build_system_base_name() + __start_module_name + name)
 			# get basic module properties:
-			property = get_module_option(the_module, name)
+			property = get_module_option(os.path.dirname(mod[1]), the_module, name)
 			# configure the module:
 			if "create" in dir(the_module):
 				tmp_element = the_module.create(target, name)
@@ -1509,17 +1509,18 @@ def list_all_module_with_desc():
 	for mod in __module_list:
 		sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(mod[1]))
 		the_module = __import__(env.get_build_system_base_name() + __start_module_name + mod[0])
-		tmpList.append(get_module_option(the_module, mod[0]))
+		tmpList.append(get_module_option(os.path.dirname(mod[1]), the_module, mod[0]))
 	return tmpList
 
 
 ##
 ## @brief Get a specific module options
+## @param[in] path (string) Pathof the module
 ## @param[in] the_module (handle) @ref Module handle
 ## @param[in] name (string) Name of the module
 ## @return a Map with the keys: "name", "description", "type", "sub-type", "license", "compagny-type", "compagny-name", "maintainer", "version", "version-id"
 ##
-def get_module_option(the_module, name):
+def get_module_option(path, the_module, name):
 	type = None
 	sub_type = None
 	description = None
@@ -1564,10 +1565,10 @@ def get_module_option(the_module, name):
 		compagny_name = the_module.get_compagny_name()
 	
 	if "get_maintainer" in list_of_function_in_factory:
-		maintainer = the_module.get_maintainer()
+		maintainer = tools.get_maintainer_from_file_or_direct(path, the_module.get_maintainer())
 	
 	if "get_version" in list_of_function_in_factory:
-		version = the_module.get_version()
+		version = tools.get_version_from_file_or_direct(path, the_module.get_version())
 	
 	if "get_version_id" in list_of_function_in_factory:
 		version_id = the_module.get_version_id()
diff --git a/lutin/tools.py b/lutin/tools.py
index bb6c2da..bc6722f 100644
--- a/lutin/tools.py
+++ b/lutin/tools.py
@@ -348,4 +348,66 @@ def list_append_to_2(listout, module, list, order=False):
 	if module not in listout:
 		listout[module] = []
 	# add elements...
-	list_append_to(listout[module], list, order)
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+	list_append_to(listout[module], list, order)
+
+
+##
+## @brief The vertion number can be set in an external file to permit to have a singe position to change when create a vew version
+## @param[in] path_module (string) Path of the module position
+## @param[in] filename_or_version (string or list) Path of the version or the real version lint parameter
+## @return (list) List of version number
+##
+def get_version_from_file_or_direct(path_module, filename_or_version):
+	# check case of iser set the version directly
+	if type(filename_or_version) == list:
+		return filename_or_version
+	# this use a version file
+	file_data = file_read_data(os.path.join(path_module, filename_or_version))
+	if len(file_data) == 0:
+		debug.warning("not enought data in the file version size=0 " + path_module + " / " + filename_or_version)
+		return [0,0,0]
+	lines = file_data.split("\n")
+	if len(lines) != 1:
+		debug.warning("More thatn one line in the file version ==> bas case use mode: 'XX', XX.YYY', 'XX.Y.ZZZ' or 'XX.Y-dev' : " + path_module + " / " + filename_or_version)
+		return [0,0,0]
+	line = lines[0]
+	debug.debug("Parse line: '" + line + "'")
+	#check if we have "-dev"
+	dev_mode = False
+	if line[-4:] == "-dev":
+		dev_mode = True
+		line = line[:-4]
+	out = []
+	list_elem = line.split('.')
+	for elem in list_elem:
+		out.append(int(elem))
+	if dev_mode == True:
+		out.append("dev")
+	debug.debug("    ==> " + str(out))
+	return out
+
+##
+## @brief Get the list of the authors frim an input list or a file
+## @param[in] path_module (string) Path of the module position
+## @param[in] filename_or_version (string or list) Path of the author file or the real list of authors
+## @return (list) List of authors
+##
+def get_maintainer_from_file_or_direct(path_module, filename_or_author):
+	# check case of iser set the version directly
+	if type(filename_or_author) == list:
+		return filename_or_author
+	# this use a version file
+	file_data = file_read_data(os.path.join(path_module, filename_or_author))
+	if len(file_data) == 0:
+		debug.warning("not enought data in the file author size=0 " + path_module + " / " + filename_or_author)
+		return []
+	# One user by line and # for comment line
+	out = []
+	for elem in file_data.split('\n'):
+		if len(elem) == 0:
+			continue
+		if elem[0] == "#":
+			# comment ...
+			continue
+		out.append(elem)
+	return out
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