diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 19d2981..102a36c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 plugins {
   id 'com.squareup.app'
   alias(libs.plugins.mavenPublish)
+  alias(libs.plugins.buildconfig)
 }
 
 application {
@@ -71,3 +72,7 @@ def javaComponent = components['java'] as AdhocComponentWithVariants
     skip()
   }
 }
+
+buildConfig {
+  buildConfigField("String", "VERSION", "\"${project.property("VERSION_NAME")}\"")
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sort/SortCommand.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sort/SortCommand.kt
index 7d99138..101638d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sort/SortCommand.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sort/SortCommand.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.arguments.multiple
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.default
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.flag
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.option
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.versionOption
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.types.enum
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.types.path
+import com.squareup.app.BuildConfig
 import com.squareup.log.DelegatingLogger
 import com.squareup.parse.AlreadyOrderedException
 import com.squareup.parse.BuildScriptParseException
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import java.nio.file.FileSystem
 import java.nio.file.FileSystems
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption
+import java.util.Properties
 import kotlin.io.path.createTempFile
 import kotlin.io.path.pathString
 import kotlin.io.path.writeText
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ class SortCommand(
         )
       }
     }
+
+    versionOption(BuildConfig.VERSION)
   }
 
   val paths: List<Path> by argument(help = "Path(s) to sort. Required.")
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 7a2575d..7d26bbb 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
+buildconfig = "5.5.1"
 dagp = "2.6.1"
 # java is referenced from build-logic
 java = "11"
@@ -35,3 +36,4 @@ kotlin-jvm = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 dagp = { id = "com.autonomousapps.dependency-analysis", version.ref = "dagp" }
 dokka = { id = "org.jetbrains.dokka", version = "1.9.20" }
 mavenPublish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version.ref = "mavenPublish" }
+buildconfig = { id = "com.github.gmazzo.buildconfig", version.ref = "buildconfig" }