diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index c945197..064818e 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 import process from 'node:process'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import fs from 'node:fs'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { Command } from 'commander'
 import { deployContract } from './lib/deploy'
 
+const PKG_ROOT = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '../')
+
+export function getVersion() {
+  const packageJsonPath = path.join(PKG_ROOT, 'package.json')
+  const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath).toString())
+  return packageJson.version || '1.0.0'
+}
+
 const program = new Command()
 program
   .name('ao-deploy')
   .description('A CLI tool to deploy AO contracts')
-  .version('1.0.0')
+  .version(getVersion())
   .argument('<contractPath>', 'Contract main file path to deploy')
   .option('-n, --name [name]', 'Name of contract to deploy', 'default')
   .option('-w, --wallet-path [walletPath]', 'Wallet JWK file path')