diff --git a/vue/package.json b/vue/package.json
index 55299a3f27..7c3218d5ca 100644
--- a/vue/package.json
+++ b/vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/vue",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "description": "Vue specific wrappers for @ionic/core",
   "main": "dist/ionic-vue.common.js",
   "types": "dist/types/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/vue/src/app-initialize.ts b/vue/src/app-initialize.ts
index 120262cdf1..79f4f9b156 100644
--- a/vue/src/app-initialize.ts
+++ b/vue/src/app-initialize.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 import { IonicConfig } from '@ionic/core';
 
 // Webpack import for ionicons
-// @ts-ignore
-// tslint:disable-next-line:no-import-side-effect
-import '@ionic/core/dist/ionic/svg';
-
+import { addIcons } from 'ionicons';
+import { ICON_PATHS } from 'ionicons/icons';
 
 // import '@ionic/core/css/ionic.bundle.css';
 // import 'ionicons/dist/collection/icon/icon.css';
@@ -20,4 +18,5 @@ export function appInitialize(config?: IonicConfig) {
 
   Ionic.config = config;
   defineCustomElements(window);
+  addIcons(ICON_PATHS);
 }