diff --git a/cmd/warren/cmd_version.go b/cmd/warren/cmd_version.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/dballard/warren/lib/warren"
+)
+
+var versionUsage = `
+warren version - prints the current version
+`
+
+var versionCmd = &warren.Command{
+	Name:    "version",
+	Usage:   versionUsage,
+	Summary: "prints the current version",
+	Help:    versionUsage,
+	Run:     versionRun,
+}
+
+func versionRun(cmd *warren.Command, args ...string) {
+	fmt.Println(BuildGitBranch, " ", BuildGitHash, " ", BuildDate)
+}