diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e8ff6b1..f75d1b8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 plugins {
    id 'java'
    id 'eclipse'
+}
+
+version = '0.9.1'
+
+jar {
+   manifest {
+      attributes 'Implementation-Version': version
+   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/kz/pvnhome/pvnt/PVNTemplateRunner.java b/src/main/java/kz/pvnhome/pvnt/PVNTemplateRunner.java
index 32c9db6..9824bbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kz/pvnhome/pvnt/PVNTemplateRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kz/pvnhome/pvnt/PVNTemplateRunner.java
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
  * @author victor
  */
 public class PVNTemplateRunner {
-   public static void main(String[] args) {
-      System.out.println("PVN Template engine (version 0.91 beta)");
+   public static final String VERSION = "0.91 beta";
 
+   public static void main(String[] args) {
       String path = ".";
       String ext = "html";
       boolean debugMode = false;
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
          if ("-h".equals(args[0]) || "-help".equals(args[0])) {
             printUsage();
             System.exit(0);
+         } else if ("-version".equals(args[0])) {
+            printVersion();
+            System.exit(0);
          } else if ("-d".equals(args[0]) || "-debug".equals(args[0])) {
             debugMode = true;
             ind++;
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
          System.exit(0);
       }
 
+      printVersion();
+
       System.out.println("INFO: Process all " + ext + " files in " + path + " (debug " + (debugMode ? "on" : "off") + ")");
 
       try {
@@ -91,9 +96,15 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
    }
 
    private static void printUsage() {
+      printVersion();
       System.out.println("usage: pvnt [options] [path/to/site [extension]]");
       System.out.println("Options:");
       System.out.println("   -help, -h              print this message");
+      System.out.println("   -version               print the version information and exit");
       System.out.println("   -debug, -d             print debugging information");
    }
+
+   private static void printVersion() {
+      System.out.println("PVN Template engine (version " + VERSION + ")");
+   }
 }