diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index deb063e..c49b6fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-12 1
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 1
 
+      - name: Generate version information
+        run: ./scripts/generate-version.sh
+
       - name: Build
         run: bazel build //src:all //src/quipper:all
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-deb.sh b/scripts/build-deb.sh
index ba81264..4cb4ec4 100755
--- a/scripts/build-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-deb.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ VERSION=$1            # e.g. "v1.2.3"
 OUTDIR="$PWD/artifacts"
 mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
 
+# Generate version information
+echo "Generating version information..."
+./scripts/generate-version.sh
+
 # Build the project with Bazel (with static linking for better compatibility)
 echo "Building perf_to_profile with Bazel..."
 bazel build \
diff --git a/scripts/generate-version.sh b/scripts/generate-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a5ba78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Script to generate version information for perf_to_profile
+# Usage: ./scripts/generate-version.sh [output_file]
+
+OUTPUT_FILE="${1:-src/version.h}"
+
+# Try to get version from git
+if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # Get the latest tag
+    if GIT_TAG=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null); then
+        # We're on a tagged commit
+        VERSION="$GIT_TAG"
+    elif GIT_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null); then
+        # Get commit count since last tag and short hash
+        COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list --count "${GIT_TAG}..HEAD")
+        SHORT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+        VERSION="${GIT_TAG}-${COMMIT_COUNT}-g${SHORT_HASH}"
+    else
+        # No tags found, use commit hash
+        SHORT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+        VERSION="git-${SHORT_HASH}"
+    fi
+    
+    # Add dirty suffix if working directory is not clean
+    if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
+        VERSION="${VERSION}-dirty"
+    fi
+else
+    # Not a git repository, use default
+    VERSION="development"
+fi
+
+echo "Generating version: $VERSION"
+
+# Create the version header file
+cat > "$OUTPUT_FILE" << EOF
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PERFTOOLS_VERSION_H_
+#define PERFTOOLS_VERSION_H_
+
+// Version information for perf_to_profile
+// Generated automatically by scripts/generate-version.sh
+
+#define PERF_TO_PROFILE_VERSION "$VERSION"
+
+#endif  // PERFTOOLS_VERSION_H_
+EOF
+
+echo "Version header generated: $OUTPUT_FILE"
diff --git a/src/BUILD b/src/BUILD
index d47cbb2..912c988 100644
--- a/src/BUILD
+++ b/src/BUILD
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ cc_test(
 cc_library(
     name = "perf_to_profile_lib",
     srcs = ["perf_to_profile_lib.cc"],
-    hdrs = ["perf_to_profile_lib.h"],
+    hdrs = [
+        "perf_to_profile_lib.h",
+        "version.h",
+    ],
     deps = [
         ":perf_data_converter",
         "//src/quipper:base",
diff --git a/src/perf_to_profile_lib.cc b/src/perf_to_profile_lib.cc
index 49e982d..28b9e09 100644
--- a/src/perf_to_profile_lib.cc
+++ b/src/perf_to_profile_lib.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#include "src/version.h"
 
 bool FileExists(const std::string& path) {
   struct stat file_stat;
@@ -57,6 +60,11 @@ void PrintUsage() {
             << "profile.";
   LOG(INFO) << "If the -j option is given, allow unaligned MMAP events "
             << "required by perf data from VMs with JITs.";
+  LOG(INFO) << "Use --version to print version information.";
+}
+
+void PrintVersion() {
+  LOG(INFO) << "perf_to_profile version " << PERF_TO_PROFILE_VERSION;
 }
 
 bool ParseArguments(int argc, const char* argv[], std::string* input,
@@ -66,9 +74,17 @@ bool ParseArguments(int argc, const char* argv[], std::string* input,
   *output = "";
   *overwrite_output = false;
   *allow_unaligned_jit_mappings = false;
+
+  // Define long options
+  static struct option long_options[] = {
+    {"version", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0}
+  };
+
   int opt;
-  while ((opt = getopt(argc, const_cast<char* const*>(argv), ":jfi:o:")) !=
-         -1) {
+  int option_index = 0;
+  while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, const_cast<char* const*>(argv), ":jfi:o:",
+                           long_options, &option_index)) != -1) {
     switch (opt) {
       case 'i':
         *input = optarg;
@@ -82,6 +98,10 @@ bool ParseArguments(int argc, const char* argv[], std::string* input,
       case 'j':
         *allow_unaligned_jit_mappings = true;
         break;
+      case 'v':  // --version
+        PrintVersion();
+        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        break;
       case ':':
         LOG(ERROR) << "Must provide arguments for flags -i and -o";
         return false;
diff --git a/src/perf_to_profile_lib.h b/src/perf_to_profile_lib.h
index d26f371..4bfeba3 100644
--- a/src/perf_to_profile_lib.h
+++ b/src/perf_to_profile_lib.h
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ bool ParseArguments(int argc, const char* argv[], std::string* input,
 // Prints the usage of the tool.
 void PrintUsage();
 
+// Prints the version of the tool.
+void PrintVersion();
+
 #endif  // PERFTOOLS_PERF_TO_PROFILE_LIB_H_
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..271fa89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PERFTOOLS_VERSION_H_
+#define PERFTOOLS_VERSION_H_
+
+// Version information for perf_to_profile
+// Generated automatically by scripts/generate-version.sh
+
+#define PERF_TO_PROFILE_VERSION "v0.0.5-7-g9ae6d28-dirty"
+
+#endif  // PERFTOOLS_VERSION_H_