diff --git a/cli/src/lib.rs b/cli/src/lib.rs
index fe92304..c9812d1 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ pub mod project;
 pub mod render;
 pub mod theme;
 pub mod utils;
+pub mod version;
+use version::VersionFormat;
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -13,6 +15,14 @@ use clap::{ArgAction, Parser, Subcommand};
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[clap(name = "typst-book", version = "0.1.0")]
 pub struct Opts {
+    /// Print Version
+    #[arg(short = 'V', long, group = "version-dump")]
+    pub version: bool,
+
+    /// Print Version in format
+    #[arg(long = "VV", alias = "version-fmt", group = "version-dump", default_value_t = VersionFormat::None)]
+    pub vv: VersionFormat,
+
     #[clap(subcommand)]
     pub sub: Option<Subcommands>,
 }
@@ -99,3 +109,8 @@ pub struct ServeArgs {
     #[clap(long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:25520")]
     pub addr: String,
 }
+
+pub mod build_info {
+    /// The version of the typst-ts-core crate.
+    pub static VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 0b4e435..537d38d 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use typst_book_cli::{
     error::prelude::*,
     project::Project,
     utils::{async_continue, create_dirs, make_absolute, write_file, UnwrapOrExit},
+    version::intercept_version,
     BuildArgs, InitArgs, Opts, ServeArgs, Subcommands,
 };
 use typst_ts_core::path::{unix_slash, PathClean};
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ fn main() {
         .filter_module("typst_library::", log::LevelFilter::Warn)
         .init();
 
+    intercept_version(opts.version, opts.vv);
+
     match opts.sub {
         Some(Subcommands::Init(args)) => {
             async_continue(async { init(args).await.unwrap_or_exit() })
diff --git a/cli/src/version.rs b/cli/src/version.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dca8d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/version.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+use std::{fmt::Display, process::exit};
+
+use crate::build_info::VERSION;
+use clap::ValueEnum;
+
+/// Available version formats for `$program -VV`
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone)]
+#[value(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+pub enum VersionFormat {
+    None,
+    Short,
+    Features,
+    Full,
+    Json,
+    JsonPlain,
+}
+
+impl Display for VersionFormat {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(self.to_possible_value().unwrap().get_name())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Version information
+#[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct VersionInfo {
+    name: &'static str,
+    version: &'static str,
+    features: Vec<&'static str>,
+
+    program_semver: &'static str,
+    program_commit_hash: &'static str,
+    program_target_triple: &'static str,
+    program_profile: &'static str,
+    program_build_timestamp: &'static str,
+
+    rustc_semver: &'static str,
+    rustc_commit_hash: &'static str,
+    rustc_host_triple: &'static str,
+    rustc_channel: &'static str,
+    rustc_llvm_version: &'static str,
+}
+
+impl VersionInfo {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            // todo: global app name
+            name: "typst-book",
+            version: VERSION,
+            features: env!("VERGEN_CARGO_FEATURES").split(',').collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+
+            program_semver: env!("VERGEN_GIT_SEMVER"),
+            program_commit_hash: env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA"),
+            program_target_triple: env!("VERGEN_CARGO_TARGET_TRIPLE"),
+            program_profile: env!("VERGEN_CARGO_PROFILE"),
+            program_build_timestamp: env!("VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP"),
+
+            rustc_semver: env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_SEMVER"),
+            rustc_commit_hash: env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_COMMIT_HASH"),
+            rustc_host_triple: env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_HOST_TRIPLE"),
+            rustc_channel: env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_CHANNEL"),
+            rustc_llvm_version: env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_LLVM_VERSION"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn program_build(&self) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "{} with {} mode at {}",
+            self.program_target_triple, self.program_profile, self.program_build_timestamp
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn rustc_build(&self) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "{}-{} with LLVM {}",
+            self.rustc_host_triple, self.rustc_channel, self.rustc_llvm_version
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for VersionInfo {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Print version information and exit if `-VV` is present
+pub fn intercept_version(v: bool, f: VersionFormat) {
+    let f = match f {
+        VersionFormat::None if v => VersionFormat::Short,
+        VersionFormat::None => return,
+        _ => f,
+    };
+    let version_info = VersionInfo::new();
+    match f {
+        VersionFormat::Full => print_full_version(version_info),
+        VersionFormat::Features => println!("{}", version_info.features.join(",")),
+        VersionFormat::Json => {
+            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&version_info).unwrap())
+        }
+        VersionFormat::JsonPlain => println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&version_info).unwrap()),
+        _ => print_short_version(version_info),
+    }
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+fn print_full_version(vi: VersionInfo) {
+    let program_semver = vi.program_semver;
+    let program_commit_hash = vi.program_commit_hash;
+    let program_build = vi.program_build();
+
+    let rustc_semver = vi.rustc_semver;
+    let rustc_commit_hash = vi.rustc_commit_hash;
+    let rustc_build = vi.rustc_build();
+
+    print_short_version(vi);
+    println!(
+        r##"
+program-ver: {program_semver}
+program-rev: {program_commit_hash}
+program-build: {program_build}
+
+rustc-ver: {rustc_semver}
+rustc-rev: {rustc_commit_hash}
+rustc-build: {rustc_build}"##
+    );
+}
+
+fn print_short_version(vi: VersionInfo) {
+    let name = vi.name;
+    let version = vi.version;
+    let features = vi
+        .features
+        .iter()
+        .copied()
+        .filter(|&s| s != "default" && !s.ends_with("_exporter"))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(" ");
+
+    println!(
+        r##"{name} version {version}
+features: {features}"##
+    );
+}