diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 0dbde35..758d82e 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	extCmd "dredger/cmd"
+	"dredger/core"
 	gen "dredger/generator"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
@@ -26,6 +27,15 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long:  "Generate Go-Server code and RapidDoc-Clientcode for your application by providing an OpenAPI Specification",
 }
 
+var showVersion = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "version",
+	Short: "Show the version of the dredger tool",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		println("dredger v" + core.Version)
+	},
+}
+
 var generateBdd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "generate-bdd <path to feature file>",
 	Short: "Create BDD test file from the feature file",
@@ -119,4 +129,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	//add bdd command
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(generateBdd)
+
+	// add version command
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(showVersion)
 }
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc5e7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Version labels the release
+	Version string = strings.TrimSpace(version)
+	//go:embed version
+	version string
+)
diff --git a/core/version b/core/version
index 599028f..109a20f 100644
--- a/core/version
+++ b/core/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.21
+0.2.22