diff --git a/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs b/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs
index a69cae42b56..4efe2e7acfc 100644
--- a/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ fn validate(bytes: &[u8]) -> CompileResult<()> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// The current version of this crate
+pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
index b9fae2ef732..9ffd8676d62 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
@@ -1466,3 +1466,6 @@ pub fn generate_emscripten_env(globals: &EmscriptenGlobals) -> ImportObject {
 
     imports
 }
+
+/// The current version of this crate
+pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
diff --git a/lib/runtime-core/src/lib.rs b/lib/runtime-core/src/lib.rs
index 055015526be..5840b40a4bd 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,3 +68,6 @@ pub fn validate(wasm: &[u8]) -> bool {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// The current version of this crate
+pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
diff --git a/lib/runtime/src/lib.rs b/lib/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 03f4ef1057c..af8311cec9c 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ pub fn instantiate(
     let module = compile(wasm)?;
     module.instantiate(import_object)
 }
+
+/// The current version of this crate
+pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");