diff --git a/ebur128/ebur128.c b/ebur128/ebur128.c
index 13c0881..3c94f39 100644
--- a/ebur128/ebur128.c
+++ b/ebur128/ebur128.c
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ static void ebur128_destroy_resampler(ebur128_state* st) {
 }
 #endif
 
+void ebur128_get_version(int* major, int* minor, int* patch) {
+  *major = EBUR128_VERSION_MAJOR;
+  *minor = EBUR128_VERSION_MINOR;
+  *patch = EBUR128_VERSION_PATCH;
+}
+
 ebur128_state* ebur128_init(unsigned int channels,
                             unsigned long samplerate,
                             int mode) {
diff --git a/ebur128/ebur128.h b/ebur128/ebur128.h
index 5ee6f6e..cc22a58 100644
--- a/ebur128/ebur128.h
+++ b/ebur128/ebur128.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#define EBUR128_VERSION_MAJOR 1
+#define EBUR128_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define EBUR128_VERSION_PATCH 0
+
 #include <stddef.h>       /* for size_t */
 
 /** \enum channel
@@ -74,6 +78,14 @@ typedef struct {
   struct ebur128_state_internal* d;   /**< Internal state. */
 } ebur128_state;
 
+/** \brief Get library version number. Do not pass null pointers here.
+ *
+ *  @param major major version number of library
+ *  @param minor minor version number of library
+ *  @param patch patch version number of library
+ */
+void ebur128_get_version(int* major, int* minor, int* patch);
+
 /** \brief Initialize library state.
  *
  *  @param channels the number of channels.