diff --git a/lib/ender.js b/lib/ender.js
index 3f1633e..4422fa4 100644
--- a/lib/ender.js
+++ b/lib/ender.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ process.title = "Ender"
 
 var colors = require('colors')
   , fs = require('fs')
+  , path = require('path')
   , async = require('async')
   , context = null
-  , version = "v0.8.5"
 
 // ENDER OBJECTS
 // =============
@@ -195,8 +195,13 @@ var colors = require('colors')
         }
       }
 
-    , version: function () {
-        console.log('Active Version: ' + version)
+    , version: function (args, options, callback) {
+        fs.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, '../package.json'), 'utf-8', function (err, data) {
+          if (err)
+            throw err
+          console.log('Active Version: ' + JSON.parse(data).version)
+          callback()
+        })
       }
 
     , compile: function (files, options) {
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 4b2983c..38fe0b7 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -12,6 +12,31 @@ sink.timeout = false;
 // only output sink log statements
 spec.setLogKey('$__sink::');
 
+sink('ENDER - VERSION', function (test, ok, before, after, assert) {
+
+  after(function () {
+    O_O.removeAll(); //clear all spies after each test
+  });
+
+  test('exec: version', function (complete) {
+    fs.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, '../package.json'), 'utf-8', function (err, contents) {
+      ok(!err, 'read package.json')
+      var expectedVersion = contents.match(/"version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"/)[1]
+        , actualVersionString
+      O_O(console, 'log').andCallFake(function (str) {
+        if (/^Active /.test(str)) {
+          actualVersionString = str.replace(/[^\w\:\s\.]/, '')
+          O_O.removeAll(); //clear all spies after each test
+        }
+      })
+      ender.exec('ender version', function () {
+        assert.equal('Active Version: ' + expectedVersion, actualVersionString , 'printed correct version string')
+        complete()
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
 sink('ENDER - DEPENDENCIES', function (test, ok, before, after) {
 
   after(function () {