diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index a4d4be16..182d2536 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 // Package api provides implementation of aptly REST API
 package api
 
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/smira/aptly/aptly"
+)
+
 // Lock order acquisition (canonical):
 //  1. RemoteRepoCollection
 //  2. LocalRepoCollection
 //  3. SnapshotCollection
 //  4. PublishedRepoCollection
+
+// GET /api
+func apiVersion(c *gin.Context) {
+	api := make(map[string]string)
+	api["Version"] = aptly.Version
+	c.JSON(200, api)
+}
diff --git a/api/router.go b/api/router.go
index 3e5b5efd..0eb6827e 100644
--- a/api/router.go
+++ b/api/router.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ func Router(c *ctx.AptlyContext) http.Handler {
 	router.Use(gin.ErrorLogger())
 
 	root := router.Group("/api")
+	{
+		root.GET("/", apiVersion)
+	}
+
 	{
 		root.GET("/repos", apiReposList)
 		root.POST("/repos", apiReposCreate)