diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
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+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var version = "master"
+
+var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "version",
+	Short: "Print the version number of Tychus",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		fmt.Printf("Tychus Version: %v\n", version)
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+}