diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 4fc4b13..cd44f9e 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ builds:
       - arm64
     goamd64:
       - v1
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w
+      - -X github.com/jaevans/semvertool/cmd.version={{.Version}}
+      - -X github.com/jaevans/semvertool/cmd.commit={{.Commit}}
+      - -X github.com/jaevans/semvertool/cmd.date={{.Date}}
 
 archives:
   - format: binary
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1edc994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2025 James Evans
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	version = "dev"
+	commit  = "none"
+	date    = "unknown"
+)
+
+// versionCmd represents the version command
+var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "version",
+	Short: "Print the version information",
+	Long: `Print the version information for semvertool.
+
+If the tool was built from a tagged release, it shows the version tag.
+If it was built from an untagged commit (snapshot), it includes commit information.`,
+	Run: runVersion,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+}
+
+func runVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	// If version is "dev", this is a development build (not from goreleaser)
+	if version == "dev" {
+		fmt.Printf("semvertool %s (snapshot)\n", version)
+		fmt.Printf("  commit: %s\n", commit)
+		fmt.Printf("  built:  %s\n", date)
+	} else {
+		// This is a goreleaser build
+		// Check if it's a snapshot build (goreleaser adds commit info for non-tag builds)
+		// commit will be "none" or empty for tagged releases
+		if commit != "none" && commit != "" {
+			// Snapshot build - show version with commit info
+			fmt.Printf("semvertool %s (snapshot)\n", version)
+			fmt.Printf("  commit: %s\n", commit)
+			fmt.Printf("  built:  %s\n", date)
+		} else {
+			// Tagged release - show clean version
+			fmt.Printf("semvertool %s\n", version)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/version_test.go b/cmd/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b64f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2025 James Evans
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVersionCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		version        string
+		commit         string
+		date           string
+		expectedOutput []string // strings that should be in output
+		notExpected    []string // strings that should NOT be in output
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "dev build",
+			version:        "dev",
+			commit:         "none",
+			date:           "unknown",
+			expectedOutput: []string{"dev", "snapshot", "commit:", "built:"},
+			notExpected:    []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "tagged release",
+			version:        "v1.2.3",
+			commit:         "",
+			date:           "",
+			expectedOutput: []string{"v1.2.3"},
+			notExpected:    []string{"snapshot", "commit:", "built:"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "snapshot with commit",
+			version:        "v0.0.0-next",
+			commit:         "abc123def",
+			date:           "2025-01-01T10:00:00Z",
+			expectedOutput: []string{"v0.0.0-next", "snapshot", "commit:", "abc123def", "built:", "2025-01-01T10:00:00Z"},
+			notExpected:    []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "tagged release with commit set to none",
+			version:        "v2.0.0",
+			commit:         "none",
+			date:           "2025-01-01T10:00:00Z",
+			expectedOutput: []string{"v2.0.0"},
+			notExpected:    []string{"snapshot", "commit:", "built:"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Save original values
+			origVersion := version
+			origCommit := commit
+			origDate := date
+
+			// Set test values
+			version = tt.version
+			commit = tt.commit
+			date = tt.date
+
+			// Restore original values after test
+			defer func() {
+				version = origVersion
+				commit = origCommit
+				date = origDate
+			}()
+
+			// Capture output
+			old := os.Stdout
+			r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+			os.Stdout = w
+
+			// Run the command
+			runVersion(versionCmd, []string{})
+
+			// Restore stdout
+			w.Close()
+			os.Stdout = old
+
+			// Read captured output
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			_, _ = io.Copy(&buf, r)
+			output := buf.String()
+
+			// Check expected strings are present
+			for _, expected := range tt.expectedOutput {
+				if !strings.Contains(output, expected) {
+					t.Errorf("Expected output to contain %q, got: %s", expected, output)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Check unexpected strings are NOT present
+			for _, notExpected := range tt.notExpected {
+				if strings.Contains(output, notExpected) {
+					t.Errorf("Expected output NOT to contain %q, got: %s", notExpected, output)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}