diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 58a8f170..af73c186 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ add_project_arguments(cppflags, language: 'cpp')
 # is generated at the end of this file
 config_h = configuration_data()
 config_h.set('_GNU_SOURCE', '1')
+config_h.set_quoted('RATBAG_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 config_h.set_quoted('FALLBACK_SVG_NAME', 'fallback.svg')
 libratbag_data_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'),
 				get_option('datadir'),
diff --git a/ratbagd/ratbagd.c b/ratbagd/ratbagd.c
index ef982614..6eb556c3 100644
--- a/ratbagd/ratbagd.c
+++ b/ratbagd/ratbagd.c
@@ -539,14 +539,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 	if (argc > 1) {
-		if (streq(argv[1], "--quiet")) {
+		if (streq(argv[1], "--version")) {
+			printf("%s\n", RATBAG_VERSION);
+			return 0;
+		} else if (streq(argv[1], "--quiet")) {
 			log_level = LL_QUIET;
 		} else if (streq(argv[1], "--verbose=raw")) {
 			log_level = LL_RAW;
 		} else if (streq(argv[1], "--verbose")) {
 			log_level = LL_VERBOSE;
 		} else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [--quiet | --verbose[=raw]]\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [--version | --quiet | --verbose[=raw]]\n",
 				program_invocation_short_name);
 			r = -EINVAL;
 			goto exit;