diff --git a/red.py b/red.py
index f53b07670..d95058ba3 100644
--- a/red.py
+++ b/red.py
@@ -299,6 +299,19 @@ async def _uptime():
     up = str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=up))
     await bot.say("`Uptime: {}`".format(up))
 
+@bot.command()
+async def version():
+    """Shows Red's current version"""
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    response = loop.run_in_executor(None, get_version)
+    result = await asyncio.wait_for(response, timeout=10)
+    await bot.say(result)
+
+def get_version():
+    getversion = os.popen(r'git show -s HEAD --format="%cr|%s|%h"').read()
+    version = getversion.split('|')
+    return 'Last updated: ``{}``\nCommit: ``{}``\nHash: ``{}``'.format(*version)
+
 def user_allowed(message):
 
     author = message.author
@@ -372,7 +385,7 @@ def check_configs():
         print("If you're not interested in a bot account, create a normal account on https://discordapp.com")
         print("Otherwise make one and copy the token from https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/me")
         print("\nType your email or token:")
-        
+
         choice = input("> ")
 
         if "@" not in choice and len(choice) >= 50: #Assuming token