Index: trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read.c	(revision 10711)
+++ trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read.c	(revision 10712)
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 	csch_alien_read_ctx_t alien;
 
 	/* these are used by the pro format only */
+	double version;
 	csch_cgrp_t *pro_last; /* last group object (e.g. part, pin) created; ATTRs are added to this */
 	htsi_t pro_pen_fill;
 	int pro_want_slot;     /* which slot to load; -1 means all */
Index: trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_pro_draw.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_pro_draw.c	(revision 10711)
+++ trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_pro_draw.c	(revision 10712)
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@
 static int easypro_verify_header(read_ctx_t *ctx, int is_sym)
 {
 	gdom_node_t *hdr, *head;
+	char *vers;
 
 	if (ctx->root->type != GDOM_ARRAY) {
 		error_at(ctx, ctx->root, ("easypro_verify_header: internal error: root must be an array\n"));
@@ -814,8 +815,12 @@
 		CHK_ARG_KW(hdr, 1, "SYMBOL", "easypro_verify_header: DOCTYPE", return -1);
 	else
 		CHK_ARG_KW(hdr, 1, "SCH", "easypro_verify_header: DOCTYPE", return -1);
-	CHK_ARG_KW(hdr, 2, "1.1", "easypro_verify_header: DOCTYPE", return -1);
 
+	GET_ARG_STR(vers, hdr, 2, "easypro_verify_header: version", return -1);
+	ctx->version = strtod(vers, NULL);
+	if (ctx->version != 1.1)
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "easyeda pro: file version is %s; the version that works the best with this plugin is 1.1\n", vers);
+
 	/* second line: HEAD */
 	hdr = ctx->root->value.array.child[1];
 	REQ_ARGC_GTE(hdr, 2, "easypro_verify_header: HEAD", return -1);