diff --git a/commands/root.go b/commands/root.go
index 67f05ebf12c947d2af3fdbb03e50edace00cd8fd..df8d3d32e21228807a53b8d961946d7e1a0e5cce 100644
--- a/commands/root.go
+++ b/commands/root.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ var repo repository.Repo
 
 // RootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Version: "0.1.0",
+
 	Use:   rootCommandName,
 	Short: "A bugtracker embedded in Git",
 	Long: `git-bug is a bugtracker embedded in git.