diff --git a/include/usbmuxd.h b/include/usbmuxd.h
index cb31fa0..859fccd 100644
--- a/include/usbmuxd.h
+++ b/include/usbmuxd.h
@@ -334,6 +334,13 @@
 
 USBMUXD_API void libusbmuxd_set_debug_level(int level);
 
+/**
+ * Returns a static string of the libusbmuxd version.
+ *
+ * @return The libusbmuxd version as static ascii string
+ */
+USBMUXD_API const char* libusbmuxd_version();
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libusbmuxd.c b/src/libusbmuxd.c
index 4c2e7d8..39b3e5e 100644
--- a/src/libusbmuxd.c
+++ b/src/libusbmuxd.c
@@ -1803,3 +1803,11 @@
 	libusbmuxd_debug = level;
 	socket_set_verbose(level);
 }
+
+const char* libusbmuxd_version()
+{
+#ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
+#error PACKAGE_VERSION is not defined
+#endif
+	return PACKAGE_VERSION;
+}