diff --git a/spec/apm-cli-spec.coffee b/spec/apm-cli-spec.coffee
index 2c8843f47..0c9856787 100644
--- a/spec/apm-cli-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/apm-cli-spec.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+path = require 'path'
+temp = require 'temp'
 fs = require 'fs'
 apm = require '../lib/apm-cli'
 
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ describe 'apm command line interface', ->
       callback = jasmine.createSpy('callback')
       apm.run(['-v', '--no-color'], callback)
 
+      testAtomVersion = '0.0.0'
+      tempAtomResourcePath = temp.mkdirSync('apm-resource-dir-')
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempAtomResourcePath, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(version: testAtomVersion))
+      process.env.ATOM_RESOURCE_PATH = tempAtomResourcePath
+
       waitsFor ->
         callback.callCount is 1
 
@@ -35,6 +42,25 @@ describe 'apm command line interface', ->
         expect(lines[0]).toBe "apm  #{require('../package.json').version}"
         expect(lines[1]).toBe "npm  #{require('npm/package.json').version}"
         expect(lines[2]).toBe "node #{process.versions.node} #{process.arch}"
+        expect(lines[3]).toBe "atom #{testAtomVersion}"
+
+    describe 'when the version flag is specified and apm is unable find package.json on the resourcePath', ->
+      it 'prints unknown atom version', ->
+        callback = jasmine.createSpy('callback')
+        apm.run(['-v', '--no-color'], callback)
+
+        testAtomVersion = 'unknown'
+        tempAtomResourcePath = temp.mkdirSync('apm-resource-dir-')
+        process.env.ATOM_RESOURCE_PATH = tempAtomResourcePath
+
+        waitsFor ->
+          callback.callCount is 1
+
+        runs ->
+          expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+          expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalled()
+          lines = console.log.argsForCall[0][0].split('\n')
+          expect(lines[3]).toBe "atom #{testAtomVersion}"
 
   describe 'when an unrecognized command is specified', ->
     it 'prints an error message and exits', ->
diff --git a/src/apm-cli.coffee b/src/apm-cli.coffee
index fde686552..a3cf12dbe 100644
--- a/src/apm-cli.coffee
+++ b/src/apm-cli.coffee
@@ -100,34 +100,47 @@ printVersions = (args, callback) ->
 
   getPythonVersion (pythonVersion) ->
     git.getGitVersion (gitVersion) ->
-      if args.json
-        versions =
-          apm: apmVersion
-          npm: npmVersion
-          node: nodeVersion
-          python: pythonVersion
-          git: gitVersion
-          nodeArch: process.arch
-        if config.isWin32()
-          versions.visualStudio = config.getInstalledVisualStudioFlag()
-        console.log JSON.stringify(versions)
-      else
-        pythonVersion ?= ''
-        gitVersion ?= ''
-        versions =  """
-          #{'apm'.red}  #{apmVersion.red}
-          #{'npm'.green}  #{npmVersion.green}
-          #{'node'.blue} #{nodeVersion.blue} #{process.arch.blue}
-          #{'python'.yellow} #{pythonVersion.yellow}
-          #{'git'.magenta} #{gitVersion.magenta}
-        """
-
-        if config.isWin32()
-          visualStudioVersion = config.getInstalledVisualStudioFlag() ? ''
-          versions += "\n#{'visual studio'.cyan} #{visualStudioVersion.cyan}"
-
-        console.log versions
-      callback()
+      getAtomVersion (atomVersion) ->
+        if args.json
+          versions =
+            apm: apmVersion
+            npm: npmVersion
+            node: nodeVersion
+            atom: atomVersion
+            python: pythonVersion
+            git: gitVersion
+            nodeArch: process.arch
+          if config.isWin32()
+            versions.visualStudio = config.getInstalledVisualStudioFlag()
+          console.log JSON.stringify(versions)
+        else
+          pythonVersion ?= ''
+          gitVersion ?= ''
+          atomVersion ?= ''
+          versions =  """
+            #{'apm'.red}  #{apmVersion.red}
+            #{'npm'.green}  #{npmVersion.green}
+            #{'node'.blue} #{nodeVersion.blue} #{process.arch.blue}
+            #{'atom'.cyan} #{atomVersion.cyan}
+            #{'python'.yellow} #{pythonVersion.yellow}
+            #{'git'.magenta} #{gitVersion.magenta}
+          """
+
+          if config.isWin32()
+            visualStudioVersion = config.getInstalledVisualStudioFlag() ? ''
+            versions += "\n#{'visual studio'.cyan} #{visualStudioVersion.cyan}"
+
+          console.log versions
+        callback()
+
+getAtomVersion = (callback) ->
+  config.getResourcePath (resourcePath) ->
+    unknownVersion = 'unknown'
+    try
+      {version} = require(path.join(resourcePath, 'package.json')) ? unknownVersion
+      callback(version)
+    catch error
+      callback(unknownVersion)
 
 getPythonVersion = (callback) ->
   npmOptions =