diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66c245c..93265df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ build:
 		mkdir -p $(PROJROOT)build/share/rhosts/systemd $(PROJROOT)build/bin \
 	;fi
 
+	echo "package main\nvar version string=\"$(VERSION)\"" > $(PROJROOT)src/version.go
 
 	cd $(PROJROOT)src && go build -o $(PROJROOT)build/bin/ $(GOBUILDFLAGS) ./
 	cp -r $(PROJROOT)src/systemd $(PROJROOT)/build/share/rhosts/
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ clean:
 	if [ -d $(PROJROOT)build ]; then \
 		rm -r $(PROJROOT)build \
 	;fi
+	if [ -f $(PROJROOT)src/version.go ]; then \
+		rm -r $(PROJROOT)src/version.go \
+	;fi
 	if [ -f $(PROJROOT)$(TARBALLNAME) ]; then \
 		rm $(PROJROOT)$(TARBALLNAME) \
 	;fi
diff --git a/src/rhosts.go b/src/rhosts.go
index ce0b195..343f09b 100644
--- a/src/rhosts.go
+++ b/src/rhosts.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	cfgloc := ""
 	var daemon bool=false
 	var interval int=1440
+	var versionflag bool=false
 	var siteBuff []siteList
 
 	// GPL information
@@ -76,7 +77,16 @@ func main() {
 	// Parsing Flags
 	flag.BoolVar(&daemon, "d", false, "Should this be run in daemon mode")
 	flag.IntVar(&interval, "t", 1440, "Minutes until next run of daemon")
+	flag.BoolVar(&versionflag, "version", false, "show version information")
 	flag.Parse()
+
+	// Display version information
+	if versionflag {
+		fmt.Print("Rhosts version: " + version)
+		return
+	}
+
+
 	log.Print("daemon:" , daemon)
 	log.Print("interval:",interval)