diff --git a/pygit2/__init__.py b/pygit2/__init__.py
index 6a0e24b..b48f15d 100644
--- a/pygit2/__init__.py
+++ b/pygit2/__init__.py
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@
 from .version import __version__
 from _pygit2 import *
 import pygit2.utils
+
+__libgit2_version__ = LIBGIT2_VERSION
diff --git a/src/pygit2.c b/src/pygit2.c
index 31d16ea..3ee2ff5 100644
--- a/src/pygit2.c
+++ b/src/pygit2.c
@@ -401,6 +401,12 @@ moduleinit(PyObject* m)
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "GIT_FILEMODE_LINK", GIT_FILEMODE_LINK);
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "GIT_FILEMODE_COMMIT", GIT_FILEMODE_COMMIT);
 
+    /* libgit2 version info */
+    PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR", LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR);
+    PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR", LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR);
+    PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "LIBGIT2_VER_REVISION", LIBGIT2_VER_REVISION);
+    PyModule_AddStringConstant(m, "LIBGIT2_VERSION", LIBGIT2_VERSION);
+
     return m;
 }