diff --git a/pydo/__init__.py b/pydo/__init__.py
index 51eaabc..e3be9ed 100644
--- a/pydo/__init__.py
+++ b/pydo/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from datetime import datetime as d
 
 
 class Task:
-    def __init__(self, text):
+    def __init__(self, text, id=None):
         # defaults
         self.completion_date = None
         self.creation_date = None
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Task:
         self.contexts = []
         self.specials = []
         # can be used by external applications. is not included in the self.__str__() function
-        self.id = None
+        self.id = id
 
         arguments = text.split(' ')
         counter = 0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 15c7e21..7c9075f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name="pydo.txt",
-      version="1.1",
+      version="1.2",
       description="A module to parse todo.txt tasks",
       author="Alvie Rahman",
       url="https://github.com/alvierahman90/pydo.txt",