diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0957e32..d8ae066 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ include $(PROJECT_DIR)/project/overrides.mk
 $(APP_SRCS:%.c=%.o): version.tag
 $(APP_SRCS:%.c=%.o): CFLAGS_STATIC = $(CFLAGS_APP)
 
-src/%.lo: 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag dirs.tag
+src/%.lo: 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag dirs.tag version.tag
 		$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS_SHARED)
 
-src/%.o: 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag dirs.tag
+src/%.o: 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag dirs.tag version.tag
 		$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS_STATIC)
 
 lib/%$(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)$(VER_XYZ):
diff --git a/include/perk/perk.h b/include/perk/perk.h
index a99c8f4..d6f69ec 100644
--- a/include/perk/perk.h
+++ b/include/perk/perk.h
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ extern "C" {
 /* unit action flags */
 #define PERK_ACTION_MAP_READWRITE	0x0001
 
+struct pe_source_version {
+	int		major;
+	int		minor;
+	int		revision;
+	const char *	commit;
+};
+
 struct pe_raw_image {
 	void *	addr;
 	size_t	size;
@@ -149,6 +156,9 @@ struct pe_unit_ctx {
 	int				nerrors;
 };
 
+/* package info */
+perk_api				const struct pe_source_version * pe_source_version(void);
+
 /* driver api */
 perk_api int  pe_get_driver_ctx		(char ** argv, char ** envp, uint32_t flags, struct pe_driver_ctx **);
 perk_api void pe_free_driver_ctx	(struct pe_driver_ctx *);
diff --git a/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c
index c580ca7..59e5c35 100644
--- a/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c
@@ -12,9 +12,18 @@
 
 #include <perk/perk.h>
 #include <perk/perk_output.h>
+#include "perk_version.h"
 #include "perk_driver_impl.h"
 #include "argv/argv.h"
 
+/* package info */
+static const struct pe_source_version pe_src_version = {
+	PERK_TAG_VER_MAJOR,
+	PERK_TAG_VER_MINOR,
+	PERK_TAG_VER_PATCH,
+	PERK_GIT_VERSION
+};
+
 struct pe_driver_ctx_alloc {
 	struct argv_meta *		meta;
 	struct pe_driver_ctx_impl	ctx;
@@ -228,3 +237,8 @@ void pe_free_driver_ctx(struct pe_driver_ctx * ctx)
 		pe_free_driver_ctx_impl(ictx);
 	}
 }
+
+const struct pe_source_version * pe_source_version(void)
+{
+	return &pe_src_version;
+}