diff --git a/crates/core/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
index fed050aa4a..40c4be2049 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,3 +67,13 @@ pub use rows::Row;
 pub use rows::Rows;
 pub use rows::RowsFuture;
 pub use statement::{Column, Statement};
+
+/// Return the version of the underlying SQLite library as a number.
+pub fn version_number() -> i32 {
+    unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_libversion_number() }
+}
+
+/// Return the version of the underlying SQLite library as a string.
+pub fn version() -> &'static str {
+    unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(ffi::sqlite3_libversion()).to_str().unwrap() }
+}
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