--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/ch/ethz/ssh2/Version.java	Thu Jul 31 16:33:38 2014 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package ch.ethz.ssh2;
+
+/**
+ * Provides version information from the manifest.
+ *
+ * @version $Id: Version.java 140 2014-04-15 13:16:25Z dkocher@sudo.ch $
+ */
+public class Version {
+    public static String getSpecification() {
+        Package pkg = Version.class.getPackage();
+        return (pkg == null) ? "SNAPSHOT" : pkg.getSpecificationVersion() == null ? "SNAPSHOT" : pkg.getSpecificationVersion();
+    }
+
+    public static String getImplementation() {
+        Package pkg = Version.class.getPackage();
+        return (pkg == null) ? "SNAPSHOT" : pkg.getImplementationVersion() == null ? "SNAPSHOT" : pkg.getImplementationVersion();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A simple main method that prints the version and exits
+     */
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("Version: " + getSpecification());
+        System.out.println("Implementation: " + getImplementation());
+    }
+}