diff --git a/libflac.go b/libflac.go
index 915d13d..8b24e9a 100644
--- a/libflac.go
+++ b/libflac.go
@@ -694,3 +694,11 @@ func (e *Encoder) Close() {
 	}
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(e, nil)
 }
+
+func Version() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.FLAC__VERSION_STRING)
+}
+
+func Vendor() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.FLAC__VENDOR_STRING)
+}
diff --git a/libflac_test.go b/libflac_test.go
index 0f28148..1da1e32 100644
--- a/libflac_test.go
+++ b/libflac_test.go
@@ -427,3 +427,13 @@ func TestRoundTripReaderWriterSeeker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	os.Remove(outputFile)
 }
+
+func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
+
+	t.Logf("version: %s", Version())
+}
+
+func TestVendor(t *testing.T) {
+
+	t.Logf("vendor: %s", Vendor())
+}