diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be8e77a..48d845c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ dist/
 docs/mkdocs/site
 test-results.xml
 __pycache__
+# generated by setuptools_scm
+bumble/_version.py
diff --git a/apps/console.py b/apps/console.py
index e0f93b0..e50ea3d 100644
--- a/apps/console.py
+++ b/apps/console.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 import click
 import colors
 
+from bumble import __version__
 from bumble.core import UUID, AdvertisingData, TimeoutError, BT_LE_TRANSPORT
 from bumble.device import ConnectionParametersPreferences, Device, Connection, Peer
 from bumble.utils import AsyncRunner
@@ -380,6 +381,8 @@ class ConsoleApp:
     def show_device(self, device):
         lines = []
 
+        lines.append(('ansicyan', 'Bumble Version:       '))
+        lines.append(('', f'{__version__}\n'))
         lines.append(('ansicyan', 'Name:                 '))
         lines.append(('', f'{device.name}\n'))
         lines.append(('ansicyan', 'Public Address:       '))
diff --git a/bumble/__init__.py b/bumble/__init__.py
index e69de29..8a067ca 100644
--- a/bumble/__init__.py
+++ b/bumble/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+try:
+    from ._version import version as __version__
+except ImportError:
+    __version__ = "unknown version"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6eca00c..dbcc000 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=52", "wheel", "setuptools_scm>=6.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "bumble/_version.py"