diff --git a/c_src/geef.c b/c_src/geef.c
index d2c1629..b5d123e 100644
--- a/c_src/geef.c
+++ b/c_src/geef.c
@@ -50,10 +50,27 @@ geef_object_exists(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
   return enif_make_atom(env, "false");
 }
 
+static ERL_NIF_TERM
+geef_libgit2_version(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
+{
+  int major = 0;
+  int minor = 0;
+  int rev = 0;
+
+  git_libgit2_version(&major, &minor, &rev);
+
+  ERL_NIF_TERM emajor = enif_make_int(env, major);
+  ERL_NIF_TERM eminor = enif_make_int(env, minor);
+  ERL_NIF_TERM erev = enif_make_int(env, rev);
+
+  return enif_make_list3(env, emajor, eminor, erev);
+}
+
 static ErlNifFunc geef_funcs[] =
 {
   {"hex_to_raw", 1, geef_hex_to_raw},
-  {"object_exists", 2, geef_object_exists}
+  {"object_exists", 2, geef_object_exists},
+  {"libgit2_version", 0, geef_libgit2_version}
 };
 
 ERL_NIF_INIT(geef, geef_funcs, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)
diff --git a/geef b/geef
index dfa2057..84f909b 100755
--- a/geef
+++ b/geef
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ main([Command|_Args]) ->
         [Object|_None] = _Rest,
         Exists = geef:object_exists(Path, Object),
         io:format("Exists: ~w~n", [Exists]);
+      "libgit2_version" ->
+        Version = geef:libgit2_version(),
+        io:format("libgit2 version: ~B.~B.~B~n", Version);
       _Else ->
         usage()
     end;
diff --git a/src/geef.erl b/src/geef.erl
index 7335c47..30ef535 100644
--- a/src/geef.erl
+++ b/src/geef.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -module(geef).
--export([start/0, hex_to_raw/1, object_exists/2]).
+-export([start/0, hex_to_raw/1, object_exists/2, libgit2_version/0]).
 
 start() ->
     case code:priv_dir(geef) of
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ start() ->
 hex_to_raw(_Val) ->
     nif_error(?LINE).    
 
+libgit2_version() ->
+    nif_error(?LINE).
+
 object_exists(_Val, _Val2) ->
     nif_error(?LINE).