diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
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+++ b/version.go
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+package go_vorbis
+
+/*
+#cgo pkg-config: vorbis
+#include <vorbis/codec.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+func Version() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.vorbis_version_string())
+}
diff --git a/version_test.go b/version_test.go
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+package go_vorbis
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	log.Print(Version())
+}