diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fc3d61c..d26458f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "charred"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 authors = ["trivernis <trivernis@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
diff --git a/src/tapemachine.rs b/src/tapemachine.rs
index 432fa7b..c5786c3 100644
--- a/src/tapemachine.rs
+++ b/src/tapemachine.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ impl CharTapeMachine {
         self.text.clone()
     }
 
+    pub fn get_index(&self) -> usize {
+        self.index
+    }
+
     /// Returns the next char
     /// if there is any
     pub fn next_char(&mut self) -> Option<char> {