diff --git a/src/utils/mod.ts b/src/utils/mod.ts
index bb933cd..c68b31f 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mod.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { resolveUnitTargetPath, writeUnitFiles } from './fs.ts';
 export { deriveNameFromExec } from './misc.ts';
+export { getVersion } from './version.ts';
diff --git a/src/utils/version.ts b/src/utils/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d78737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export async function getVersion(): Promise<string> {
+    try {
+        const versionUrl = new URL('../../VERSION', import.meta.url);
+        const version = await Deno.readTextFile(versionUrl);
+        return version.trim();
+    } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof Deno.errors.NotFound) {
+            return 'dev';
+        }
+        return 'unknown';
+    }
+}