diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 45928b20..e3dc52fd 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ version: "3"
 vars:
     APP_NAME: "NextWave"
     BIN_DIR: "bin"
-    VERSION: "0.1.0"
+    VERSION:
+        sh: node version.cjs
 
 tasks:
     generate:
diff --git a/version.js b/version.cjs
similarity index 64%
rename from version.js
rename to version.cjs
index 1884c00b..512131da 100644
--- a/version.js
+++ b/version.cjs
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ const packageJson = require(path.resolve(__dirname, "package.json"));
 
 const VERSION = `${packageJson.version}`;
 module.exports = VERSION;
+
+if (typeof require !== "undefined" && require.main === module) {
+    console.log(VERSION);
+}