diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b813797..5c8ce15 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 .vscode
 # npm
 node_modules
+package-lock.json
 
 # build
 main.js
diff --git a/src/data/constants.ts b/src/data/constants.ts
index 250f54d..af43bfb 100644
--- a/src/data/constants.ts
+++ b/src/data/constants.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export enum BibleVersionNameLengthEnum {
 
 export interface BibleReferencePluginSettings {
   bibleVersion: string
+  defaultBibleVersion: string
   referenceLinkPosition?: BibleVerseReferenceLinkPosition
   verseFormatting?: BibleVerseFormat
   verseNumberFormatting?: BibleVerseNumberFormat
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export interface BibleReferencePluginSettings {
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BibleReferencePluginSettings = {
   bibleVersion: DEFAULT_BIBLE_VERSION.key,
+  defaultBibleVersion: DEFAULT_BIBLE_VERSION.key,
   referenceLinkPosition: BibleVerseReferenceLinkPosition.Header,
   verseFormatting: BibleVerseFormat.SingleLine,
   verseNumberFormatting: BibleVerseNumberFormat.Period,
diff --git a/src/suggesetor/VerseEditorSuggester.ts b/src/suggesetor/VerseEditorSuggester.ts
index d6d8b20..2ceabec 100644
--- a/src/suggesetor/VerseEditorSuggester.ts
+++ b/src/suggesetor/VerseEditorSuggester.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { VerseSuggesting } from '../verse/VerseSuggesting'
 import { BibleReferencePluginSettings } from '../data/constants'
 import { getSuggestionsFromQuery } from '../utils/getSuggestionsFromQuery'
 import { EventStats } from '../provider/EventStats'
+import { versionMatch } from '../utils/versionMatch'
+import { getBibleVersion } from '../data/BibleVersionCollection'
 
 /**
  * Extend the EditorSuggest to suggest bible verses.
@@ -53,7 +55,23 @@ export class VerseEditorSuggester extends EditorSuggest<VerseSuggesting> {
     const queryContent = currentContent.substring(2)
 
     const match = verseMatch(queryContent)
+    
     if (match) {
+
+      const vMatch = versionMatch(queryContent)
+      if (vMatch) {
+        this.plugin.settings.bibleVersion = vMatch
+        if (getBibleVersion(vMatch).key == vMatch) {
+          this.plugin.saveSettings()
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (this.settings.bibleVersion != this.settings.defaultBibleVersion) {
+          this.settings.bibleVersion = this.settings.defaultBibleVersion
+          console.log(`defaultBibleVersion : ${this.settings.defaultBibleVersion}`)
+          this.plugin.saveSettings()
+        }
+      }
+
       console.debug('trigger on', queryContent)
       EventStats.logUIOpen(
         'lookupEditorOpen',
@@ -79,6 +97,7 @@ export class VerseEditorSuggester extends EditorSuggest<VerseSuggesting> {
   async getSuggestions(
     context: EditorSuggestContext
   ): Promise<VerseSuggesting[]> {
+    console.log(`context query : ${context.query}`)
     const suggestions = await getSuggestionsFromQuery(
       context.query,
       this.settings
diff --git a/src/ui/BibleReferenceSettingTab.ts b/src/ui/BibleReferenceSettingTab.ts
index f16ab19..5bf95b3 100644
--- a/src/ui/BibleReferenceSettingTab.ts
+++ b/src/ui/BibleReferenceSettingTab.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ Obsidian Bible Reference  is proudly powered by
           .setValue(this.plugin.settings.bibleVersion)
           .onChange(async (value) => {
             this.plugin.settings.bibleVersion = value
+            this.plugin.settings.defaultBibleVersion = value
             console.debug('Default Bible Version: ' + value)
             await this.plugin.saveSettings()
             pluginEvent.trigger('bible-reference:settings:version', [value])
diff --git a/src/utils/reg.test.ts b/src/utils/reg.test.ts
index 55a8efb..1c7db2a 100644
--- a/src/utils/reg.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/reg.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BOOK_REG, MODAL_REG } from './regs'
+import { BOOK_REG, MODAL_REG, VERSION_REG } from './regs'
 
 describe('test book name reg matching in different languages', () => {
   test('should match book name in English', () => {
@@ -74,4 +74,23 @@ describe('test modal reg matching in different languages', () => {
     const reg = new RegExp(MODAL_REG)
     expect(reg.test(modal)).toBe(false)
   })
+
+  test('should match version with only alphabets', () => {
+    const modal = '-niv2011'
+    const reg = new RegExp(VERSION_REG)
+    expect(reg.test(modal)).toBe(true)
+  })
+  
+  test('should match version with numbers', () => {
+    const modal = '-niv2011'
+    const reg = new RegExp(VERSION_REG)
+    expect(reg.test(modal)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('should not match when there is hyphen', () => {
+    const modal = '-should-fail'
+    const reg = new RegExp(MODAL_REG)
+    expect(reg.test(modal)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
 })
diff --git a/src/utils/regs.ts b/src/utils/regs.ts
index b279f21..3ee42a5 100644
--- a/src/utils/regs.ts
+++ b/src/utils/regs.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export const MODAL_REG = /([123])*\s*([\p{L}[\\\]^_`a-zA-Z]{2,100}|\p{Script=Han
 
 export const BOOK_REG = /([123])*\s*([\p{L}[\\\]^_`a-zA-Z]{2,100}|\p{Script=Han}{1,})/isu
 
+export const VERSION_REG = /(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/isu
+
 // export const BOOK_REG = /[123]*\s*[A-Z\[\\\]^_`a-z]{2,}/
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/versionMatch.ts b/src/utils/versionMatch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e3ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/versionMatch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { VERSION_REG } from './regs'
+
+/**
+ * check if the given string contains a verseNumber, and return the verseNumber if it does
+ * @param verseTrigger without the prefix trigger --
+ * @returns string the same string if it match
+ */
+export const versionMatch = (verseTrigger: string): string => {
+  const matchResults = verseTrigger.match(VERSION_REG)
+  console.log(`version reg match result : ${matchResults}`)
+  if (!matchResults) {
+    return ''
+  } else {
+    return matchResults[0].substring(1)
+  }
+}
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