diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6279897..0b50630 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -235,3 +235,7 @@ export const port = function (service: string, containerPort: string | number, o
 
   return execCompose('port', args, options);
 };
+
+export const version = function (options?: IDockerComposeOptions): Promise<IDockerComposeResult> {
+  return execCompose('version', [ '--short' ], options);
+};
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index da8b44f..01f0d2b 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -490,3 +490,9 @@ test('returns the port for a started service', async (): Promise<void> => {
   expect(port.out).toMatch(/.*:[0-9]{1,5}/);
   await compose.down(config);
 });
+
+test('returns version information', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  const version = await compose.version();
+
+  expect(version.out).toBeTruthy();
+});