diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 60a9551..eb55427 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,19 +4,51 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 jobs:
+  version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: setup node/npm
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: 12
+      - name: install yarn
+        run: npm install --global yarn
+      - name: install semantic-release
+        run: yarn install
+      - name: semantic release dry run to check next version
+        run: npx semantic-release --dryRun | tee results
+      - name: show semanti release results
+        run: cat results
+      - name: determine next version
+        run: cat results | grep -oP 'Published release \K.*? ' >> version
+      - name: Check next version
+        run: cat version
+      - name: upload version file as an artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: version
+          path: version
   build-linux-amd64:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: download next version artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        name: version
+        path: ./
+      - name: Check next version
+        run: cat version
       - name: setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '^1.13.1'
+          go-version: '^1.16.5'
       - name: make release folder
         run: mkdir -p .releases/linux-amd64
       - name: build
-        run: GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o .releases/linux-amd64 github.com/nosebit/act
+        run: GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o .releases/linux-amd64 -ldflags="-X 'github.com/nosebit/act/cmd.BinVersion=v$(cat version)' -X 'github.com/nosebit/act/cmd.BinOS=v$GOOS' -X 'github.com/nosebit/act/cmd.BinArch=v$GOARCH'" github.com/nosebit/act
       - name: compress release folder
         run: tar czfv .releases/linux-amd64.tar.gz .releases/linux-amd64/
       - name: upload release artifact
@@ -29,14 +61,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: download next version artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        name: version
+        path: ./
+      - name: Check next version
+        run: cat version
       - name: setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '^1.13.1'
+          go-version: '^1.16.5'
       - name: make release folder
         run: mkdir -p .releases/darwin-amd64
       - name: build
-        run: GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o .releases/darwin-amd64 github.com/nosebit/act
+        run: GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o .releases/linux-amd64 -ldflags="-X 'github.com/nosebit/act/cmd.BinVersion=v$(cat version)' -X 'github.com/nosebit/act/cmd.BinOS=v$GOOS' -X 'github.com/nosebit/act/cmd.BinArch=v$GOARCH'" github.com/nosebit/act
       - name: compress release folder
         run: tar czfv .releases/darwin-amd64.tar.gz .releases/darwin-amd64/
       - name: upload release artifact
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index eb17bb0..c5aa63b 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/nosebit/act/run"
 )
@@ -19,6 +21,13 @@ import (
  */
 var cmdName string
 
+//############################################################
+// Exposed Variables
+//############################################################
+var BinVersion = "development"
+var BinOS = ""
+var BinArch = ""
+
 //############################################################
 // Exposed Functions
 //############################################################
@@ -30,6 +39,19 @@ func Exec(args []string) {
 	cmdName = args[0]
 
 	switch cmdName {
+	case "version":
+		binOS := BinOS
+		binArch := BinArch
+
+		if binOS == "" {
+			binOS = runtime.GOOS
+		}
+
+		if binArch == "" {
+			binArch = runtime.GOARCH
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("act version %s %s/%s\n", BinVersion, binOS, binArch)
 	case "run":
 		run.Exec(args[1:])
 	case "log":