diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 65ef3de7f..124c3fcd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test manual makefiles
       if: ${{ matrix.build == 'make' }}
       run: |
-        make -f Makefile.manual FYPPFLAGS="-DMAXRANK=4" -j
+        make -f Makefile.manual -j
         make -f Makefile.manual test
         make -f Makefile.manual clean
+      env:
+        FYPPFLAGS: "-DMAXRANK=4"
 
   intel-build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/API-doc-FORD-file.md b/API-doc-FORD-file.md
index b14bcec2e..b4892ad74 100644
--- a/API-doc-FORD-file.md
+++ b/API-doc-FORD-file.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ media_dir: doc/media
 fpp_extensions: fypp
 preprocess: true
 macro: MAXRANK=3
+       PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR=0
+       PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR=0
+       PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH=0
 preprocessor: fypp
 display: public
          protected
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 27c5058c4..ec186fc1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0)
 project(fortran_stdlib
         LANGUAGES Fortran
-        VERSION 0.1.0
         DESCRIPTION "Community driven and agreed upon de facto standard library for Fortran"
 )
+
+# Read version from file
+file(STRINGS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" PROJECT_VERSION)
+string(REPLACE "." ";" VERSION_LIST ${PROJECT_VERSION})
+list(GET VERSION_LIST 0 PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR)
+list(GET VERSION_LIST 1 PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR)
+list(GET VERSION_LIST 2 PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH)
+unset(VERSION_LIST)
+
 enable_testing()
 
 # Follow GNU conventions for installation directories
diff --git a/Makefile.manual b/Makefile.manual
index b7af735b7..c6b437295 100644
--- a/Makefile.manual
+++ b/Makefile.manual
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ FC ?= gfortran
 FFLAGS ?= -Wall -Wextra -Wimplicit-interface -fPIC -g -fcheck=all
 FYPPFLAGS ?=
 
+VERSION := $(subst ., ,$(file < VERSION))
+FYPPFLAGS += \
+             -DPROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR=$(word 1,$(VERSION)) \
+             -DPROJECT_VERSION_MINOR=$(word 2,$(VERSION)) \
+             -DPROJECT_VERSION_PATCH=$(word 3,$(VERSION))
+
 export FC
 export FFLAGS
 export FYPPFLAGS
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e8bf73aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.1.0
diff --git a/ci/fpm-deployment.sh b/ci/fpm-deployment.sh
index 3d9884345..4fc20094c 100644
--- a/ci/fpm-deployment.sh
+++ b/ci/fpm-deployment.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fi
 include=(
   "ci/fpm.toml"
   "LICENSE"
+  "VERSION"
 )
 
 # Files to remove from collection
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ prune=(
   "$destdir/src/f18estop.f90"
 )
 
+major=$(cut -d. -f1 VERSION)
+minor=$(cut -d. -f2 VERSION)
+patch=$(cut -d. -f3 VERSION)
+fyflags="${fyflags} -DPROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR=${major} -DPROJECT_VERSION_MINOR=${minor} -DPROJECT_VERSION_PATCH=${patch}"
+
 mkdir -p "$destdir/src" "$destdir/test"
 
 # Preprocess stdlib sources
diff --git a/ci/fpm.toml b/ci/fpm.toml
index aeba3087c..e85a54f69 100644
--- a/ci/fpm.toml
+++ b/ci/fpm.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = "stdlib"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "VERSION"
 license = "MIT"
 author = "stdlib contributors"
 maintainer = "@fortran-lang/stdlib"
diff --git a/doc/specs/index.md b/doc/specs/index.md
index a3b0a5def..389fcde0d 100644
--- a/doc/specs/index.md
+++ b/doc/specs/index.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ This is and index/directory of the specifications (specs) for each new module/fe
  - [string\_type](./stdlib_string_type.html) - Basic string support
  - [strings](./stdlib_strings.html) - String handling and manipulation routines
  - [stringlist_type](./stdlib_stringlist_type.html) - 1-Dimensional list of strings
+ - [version](./stdlib_version.html) - Version information
 
 ## Released/Stable Features & Modules
 
diff --git a/doc/specs/stdlib_version.md b/doc/specs/stdlib_version.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b3350f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/specs/stdlib_version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+---
+title: Version information
+---
+
+# The `stdlib_version` module
+
+[TOC]
+
+## Introduction
+
+The `stdlib_version` module contains the version of the standard library.
+The version information can be used as a compile time constant or retrieved from a getter function at runtime.
+In case the standard library is dynamically linked, the version number retrieved from the getter might mismatch the compile time constants provided from the version built against.
+Therefore, it is recommended to retrieve the version information always at runtime.
+
+
+## Constants provided by `stdlib_version`
+
+### `stdlib_version_string`
+
+String constant representing the version number.
+
+### `stdlib_version_compact`
+
+Compact representation of the version string following the scheme:
+major * 10000 + minor * 100 + patch.
+
+
+### `get_stdlib_version`
+
+#### Status
+
+Experimental
+
+#### Description
+
+Getter function to retrieve version information
+
+#### Syntax
+
+`res = [[stdlib_version(module):get_stdlib_version(function)]] ([major], [minor], [patch], [string])`
+
+#### Class
+
+Pure subroutine.
+
+#### Argument
+
+`major`: shall be an intrinsic integer type. It is an optional, `intent(out)` argument.
+`minor`: shall be an intrinsic integer type. It is an optional, `intent(out)` argument.
+`patch`: shall be an intrinsic integer type. It is an optional, `intent(out)` argument.
+`string`: shall be a deferred length character type. It is an optional, `intent(out)` argument.
+
+#### Example
+
+```fortran
+program demo_version
+    use stdlib_version, only : get_stdlib_version
+    implicit none
+    character(len=:), allocatable :: version
+    call get_stdlib_version(string=version)
+    print '(a)', version
+end program demo_version
+``` 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bcb4931b3..601dac96a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ set(fppFiles
     stdlib_string_type_constructor.fypp
     stdlib_strings_to_string.fypp
     stdlib_strings.fypp
+    stdlib_version.fypp
 )
 
 
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ list(
   APPEND fyppFlags
   "-DWITH_QP=$<BOOL:${WITH_QP}>"
   "-DWITH_XDP=$<BOOL:${WITH_XDP}>"
+  "-DPROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR=${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}"
+  "-DPROJECT_VERSION_MINOR=${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
+  "-DPROJECT_VERSION_PATCH=${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}"
 )
 
 fypp_f90("${fyppFlags}" "${fppFiles}" outFiles)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.manual b/src/Makefile.manual
index f573fa6cf..57a717d6a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.manual
+++ b/src/Makefile.manual
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ SRCFYPP = \
         stdlib_string_type.fypp \
         stdlib_string_type_constructor.fypp \
         stdlib_strings.fypp \
-        stdlib_strings_to_string.fypp
+        stdlib_strings_to_string.fypp \
+        stdlib_version.fypp
 
 SRC = f18estop.f90 \
       stdlib_error.f90 \
diff --git a/src/common.fypp b/src/common.fypp
index 7ae5f70e1..f94b6ec1a 100644
--- a/src/common.fypp
+++ b/src/common.fypp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #:mute
 
+#! Project version number
+#:set PROJECT_VERSION = "{}.{}.{}".format(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR, PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR, PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH)
+
 #! Support for quadruple precision floating point numbers
 #:if not defined("WITH_QP")
 #:set WITH_QP = False
diff --git a/src/stdlib_version.fypp b/src/stdlib_version.fypp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5be172cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stdlib_version.fypp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+! SPDX-Identifier: MIT
+
+#:include "common.fypp"
+
+!> Version information on stdlib
+module stdlib_version
+    implicit none
+    private
+
+    public :: get_stdlib_version
+    public :: stdlib_version_string, stdlib_version_compact
+
+
+    !> String representation of the standard library version
+    character(len=*), parameter :: stdlib_version_string = "${PROJECT_VERSION}$"
+
+    !> Major version number of the above standard library version
+    integer, parameter :: stdlib_major = ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}$
+
+    !> Minor version number of the above standard library version
+    integer, parameter :: stdlib_minor = ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}$
+
+    !> Patch version number of the above standard library version
+    integer, parameter :: stdlib_patch = ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}$
+
+    !> Compact numeric representation of the standard library version
+    integer, parameter :: stdlib_version_compact = &
+        & stdlib_major*10000 + stdlib_minor*100 + stdlib_patch
+
+
+contains
+
+
+!> Getter function to retrieve standard library version
+pure subroutine get_stdlib_version(major, minor, patch, string)
+
+    !> Major version number of the standard library version
+    integer, intent(out), optional :: major
+
+    !> Minor version number of the standard library version
+    integer, intent(out), optional :: minor
+
+    !> Patch version number of the standard library version
+    integer, intent(out), optional :: patch
+
+    !> String representation of the standard library version
+    character(len=:), allocatable, intent(out), optional :: string
+
+    if (present(major)) then
+        major = stdlib_major
+    end if
+    if (present(minor)) then
+        minor = stdlib_minor
+    end if
+    if (present(patch)) then
+        patch = stdlib_patch
+    end if
+    if (present(string)) then
+        string = stdlib_version_string
+    end if
+
+end subroutine get_stdlib_version
+
+
+end module stdlib_version