diff --git a/cmd/tools/vcreate.v b/cmd/tools/vcreate.v
index bb04631f3a..e3982bccf5 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vcreate.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vcreate.v
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module main
 // structure of the program in the _current_ directory, while `new`
 // makes the program structure in a _sub_ directory. Besides that, the
 // functionality is essentially the same.
-
 import os
 
 struct Create {
@@ -23,11 +22,11 @@ fn cerror(e string) {
 fn vmod_content(name, desc string) string {
 	return [
 		'Module {',
-		"	name: '$name',",
-		"	description: '$desc',",
-		"	version: '0.0.0',",
+		"	name: '$name'",
+		"	description: '$desc'",
+		"	version: '0.0.0'",
 		'	dependencies: []',
-		'}'
+		'}',
 	].join('\n')
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ fn main_content() string {
 		'module main\n',
 		'fn main() {',
 		"	println('Hello World!')",
-		'}'
+		'}',
 	].join('\n')
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ fn gen_gitignore(name string) string {
 		'$name',
 		'*.so',
 		'*.dylib',
-		'*.dll'
+		'*.dll',
 	].join('\n')
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/vmod.v b/examples/vmod.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76ce046b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vmod.v
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module main
+
+import v.vmod
+
+fn main() {
+	mod := vmod.decode(@VMOD_FILE) or {
+		panic('Error decoding v.mod')
+	}
+	println('$mod.name has version $mod.version')
+	println('\nThe full mod struct: \n$mod')
+}
diff --git a/v.mod b/v.mod
index e9225d637e..178f91bc1e 100644
--- a/v.mod
+++ b/v.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Module {
-	name: 'V',
-	description: 'The V programming language.',
-	version: '0.1.29',
-	repo_url: 'https://github.com/vlang/v',
+	name: 'V'
+	description: 'The V programming language.'
+	version: '0.1.29'
+	license: 'MIT'
+	repo_url: 'https://github.com/vlang/v'
 	dependencies: []
 }