diff --git a/lib/webpack.js b/lib/webpack.js
index 04a3b0d1021..6768831ecda 100644
--- a/lib/webpack.js
+++ b/lib/webpack.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const validateSchema = require("./validateSchema");
 const WebpackOptionsValidationError = require("./WebpackOptionsValidationError");
 const webpackOptionsSchema = require("../schemas/WebpackOptions.json");
 const RemovedPluginError = require("./RemovedPluginError");
-
+const version = require("../package.json").version;
 const webpack = (options, callback) => {
 	const webpackOptionsValidationErrors = validateSchema(
 		webpackOptionsSchema,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const webpack = (options, callback) => {
 };
 
 exports = module.exports = webpack;
-
+exports.version = version;
 webpack.WebpackOptionsDefaulter = WebpackOptionsDefaulter;
 webpack.WebpackOptionsApply = WebpackOptionsApply;
 webpack.Compiler = Compiler;