diff --git a/tz.cpp b/tz.cpp
index c910292..e497cb9 100644
--- a/tz.cpp
+++ b/tz.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace date
 #if _WIN32 // TODO: sensible default for all platforms.
 static std::string install{ "c:\\tzdata" };
 #else
-static std::string install{ "/Users/howardhinnant/Downloads/tzdata2015f" };
+static std::string install{ "/Users/howardhinnant/Downloads/tzdata2016a" };
 #endif
 
 static const std::vector<std::string> files =
@@ -1906,6 +1906,22 @@ init_tzdb()
         throw std::runtime_error(msg);
     }
 
+    {
+        std::ifstream infile(path + "Makefile");
+        while (infile)
+        {
+            std::string version;
+            infile >> version;
+            if (version == "VERSION=")
+            {
+                infile >> db.version;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (db.version.empty())
+            throw std::runtime_error("Unable to get Timezone database version");
+    }
+
     for (const auto& filename : files)
     {
         std::ifstream infile(path + filename);
diff --git a/tz.h b/tz.h
index 1a073c0..221f418 100644
--- a/tz.h
+++ b/tz.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public:
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
     Zone(Zone&&) = default;
     Zone& operator=(Zone&&) = default;
-#else
+#else  // defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
     Zone(Zone&& src)
     :
         name_(std::move(src.name_)),
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public:
         zonelets_ = std::move(src.zonelets_);
         return *this;
     }
-#endif
+#endif  // !defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
 
     explicit Zone(const std::string& s);
 
@@ -553,35 +553,18 @@ struct timezone_mapping
     std::string type;
 };
 
-#if 0
-// This represents the type for the tzi field in the windows registry.
-// It's TBD if we need this yet.
-struct TZI
-{
-    TZI() = default;
-    int Bias;
-    int StandardBias;
-    int DaylightBias;
-    SYSTEMTIME StandardDate;
-    SYSTEMTIME DaylightDate;
-};
-#endif
-
 struct timezone_info
 {
     timezone_info() = default;
     std::string timezone_id;
     std::string standard_name;
-#if 0 // TBD
-    std::string display_name;
-    TZI tzi;
-#endif
 };
 
-#endif
+#endif  // TIMEZONE_MAPPING
 
 struct TZ_DB
 {
+    std::string       version;
     std::vector<Zone> zones;
     std::vector<Link> links;
     std::vector<Leap> leaps;
@@ -596,7 +579,7 @@ struct TZ_DB
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
     TZ_DB(TZ_DB&&) = default;
     TZ_DB& operator=(TZ_DB&&) = default;
-#else
+#else  // defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
     TZ_DB(TZ_DB&& src)
     :
         zones(std::move(src.zones)),
@@ -622,7 +605,7 @@ struct TZ_DB
 #endif
         return *this;
     }
-#endif
+#endif  // !defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
 };
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const TZ_DB& db);