diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f8fcfe2..db4fa0f 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 global_options.add_option('--no-pager',
                           dest='no_pager', action='store_true',
                           help='disable the pager')
+global_options.add_option('--version',
+                          dest='show_version', action='store_true',
+                          help='display this version of repo')
 
 class _Repo(object):
   def __init__(self, repodir):
@@ -69,6 +72,13 @@
       argv = []
     gopts, gargs = global_options.parse_args(glob)
 
+    if gopts.show_version:
+      if name == 'help':
+        name = 'version'
+      else:
+        print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: invalid usage of --version'
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     try:
       cmd = self.commands[name]
     except KeyError:
diff --git a/subcmds/version.py b/subcmds/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f19a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcmds/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import sys
+from command import Command
+from git_command import git
+from project import HEAD
+
+class Version(Command):
+  common = False
+  helpSummary = "Display the version of repo"
+  helpUsage = """
+%prog
+"""
+
+  def Execute(self, opt, args):
+    rp = self.manifest.repoProject
+    rem = rp.GetRemote(rp.remote.name)
+
+    print 'repo version %s' % rp.work_git.describe(HEAD)
+    print '       (from %s)' % rem.url
+    print git.version().strip()
+    print 'Python %s' % sys.version