diff --git a/lib/reverse_proxy.rb b/lib/reverse_proxy.rb
index 9ed96b5..6486190 100644
--- a/lib/reverse_proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/reverse_proxy.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@ require 'reverse_proxy/client'
 require 'reverse_proxy/controller'
 
 module ReverseProxy
+  def version
+    File.open(File.expand_path("../../VERSION", __FILE__)).read.strip
+  end
+
+  extend self
 end
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