diff --git a/ipython-kernel.cabal b/ipython-kernel.cabal
--- a/ipython-kernel.cabal
+++ b/ipython-kernel.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                ipython-kernel
-version:             0.6.1.3
+version:             0.7.0.0
 synopsis:            A library for creating kernels for IPython frontends
 
 description:         ipython-kernel is a library for communicating with frontends for the interactive IPython framework. It is used extensively in IHaskell, the interactive Haskell environment.
diff --git a/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs b/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs
--- a/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs
+++ b/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs
@@ -70,11 +70,8 @@
 data KernelConfig m output result =
        KernelConfig
          { 
-         -- | The name of the language. This field is used to calculate the name of the profile,
-         -- so it should contain characters that are reasonable to have in file names.
-         languageName :: String
-         -- | The version of the language
-         , languageVersion :: [Int]
+         -- | Info on the language of the kernel.
+         kernelLanguageInfo :: LanguageInfo
          -- | Determine the source of a profile to install using 'installProfile'. The source should be a
          -- tarball whose contents will be unpacked directly into the profile directory. For example, the
          -- file whose name is @ipython_config.py@ in the tar file for a language named @lang@ will end up in
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@
   where
     profDir = do
       home <- liftIO getHomeDirectory
-      return $ home </> ".ipython" </> ("profile_" ++ languageName config)
+      return $ home </> ".ipython" </> ("profile_" ++ languageName (kernelLanguageInfo config))
     isInstalled = do
       prof <- profDir
       dirThere <- liftIO $ doesDirectoryExist prof
@@ -185,8 +182,9 @@
   return
     KernelInfoReply
       { header = replyHeader
-      , language = languageName config
-      , versionList = languageVersion config
+      , languageInfo = kernelLanguageInfo config
+      , implementation = "ipython-kernel.EasyKernel"
+      , implementationVersion = "0.0"
       }
 replyTo config _ interface ShutdownRequest { restartPending = pending } replyHeader = do
   liftIO $ writeChan (shellReplyChannel interface) $ ShutdownReply replyHeader pending
@@ -206,10 +204,10 @@
                                       sendOutput x =
                                                       send $ PublishDisplayData
                                                                outputHeader
-                                                               (languageName config)
+                                                               (languageName $ kernelLanguageInfo config)
                                                                (displayOutput config x)
                                   in run config code clearOutput sendOutput
-  liftIO . send $ PublishDisplayData outputHeader (languageName config) (displayResult config res)
+  liftIO . send $ PublishDisplayData outputHeader (languageName $ kernelLanguageInfo config) (displayResult config res)
 
 
   idleHeader <- dupHeader replyHeader StatusMessage
@@ -230,8 +228,8 @@
   -- TODO: FIX
   error "Completion: Unimplemented for IPython 3.0"
 
-replyTo _ _ _ InspectRequest{} _ = do
-  error $ "Inspection: Unimplemented for IPython 3.0"
+replyTo _ _ _ InspectRequest{} _ =
+  error "Inspection: Unimplemented for IPython 3.0"
 
 replyTo _ _ _ msg _ = do
   liftIO $ putStrLn "Unknown message: "
diff --git a/src/IHaskell/IPython/Message/Writer.hs b/src/IHaskell/IPython/Message/Writer.hs
--- a/src/IHaskell/IPython/Message/Writer.hs
+++ b/src/IHaskell/IPython/Message/Writer.hs
@@ -16,11 +16,23 @@
 
 import           IHaskell.IPython.Types
 
+instance ToJSON LanguageInfo where
+  toJSON info = object
+                  [ "name" .= languageName info
+                  , "version" .= languageVersion info
+                  , "file_extension" .= languageFileExtension info
+                  , "codemirror_mode" .= languageCodeMirrorMode info
+                  ]
+
 -- Convert message bodies into JSON.
 instance ToJSON Message where
-  toJSON KernelInfoReply { versionList = vers, language = language } =
-    object ["protocol_version" .= string "5.0"  -- current protocol version, major and minor
-           , "language_version" .= vers, "language" .= language]
+  toJSON rep@KernelInfoReply{} =
+    object
+      [ "protocol_version" .= string "5.0"  -- current protocol version, major and minor
+      , "implementation" .= implementation rep
+      , "implementation_version" .= implementationVersion rep
+      , "language_info" .= languageInfo rep
+      ]
 
   toJSON ExecuteReply { status = status, executionCounter = counter, pagerOutput = pager } =
     object
diff --git a/src/IHaskell/IPython/Types.hs b/src/IHaskell/IPython/Types.hs
--- a/src/IHaskell/IPython/Types.hs
+++ b/src/IHaskell/IPython/Types.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     ExecuteReplyStatus(..),
     HistoryAccessType(..),
     HistoryReplyElement(..),
+    LanguageInfo(..),
     replyType,
     showMessageType,
 
@@ -246,6 +247,15 @@
       _                     -> fail ("Unknown message type: " ++ show s)
   parseJSON _ = fail "Must be a string."
 
+data LanguageInfo =
+       LanguageInfo
+         { languageName :: String        -- ^ The language name, e.g. "haskell"
+         , languageVersion :: String        -- ^ GHC 7.6.3
+         , languageFileExtension :: String        -- ^ .hs
+         , languageCodeMirrorMode :: String        -- ^ 'ihaskell'. can be 'null'
+         }
+  deriving (Show, Eq)
+
 -- | A message used to communicate with the IPython frontend.
 data Message =
              -- | A request from a frontend for information about the kernel.
@@ -254,9 +264,9 @@
              -- | A response to a KernelInfoRequest.
                KernelInfoReply
                  { header :: MessageHeader
-                 , versionList :: [Int]      -- ^ The version of the language, e.g. [7, 6, 3] for GHC
-                                             -- 7.6.3
-                 , language :: String        -- ^ The language name, e.g. "haskell"
+                 , implementation :: String -- ^ e.g. IHaskell
+                 , implementationVersion :: String -- ^ The version of the implementation
+                 , languageInfo :: LanguageInfo
                  }
              |
              -- | A request from a frontend to execute some code.