diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1b6a433..5f57567 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sqlite"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.17.2"
 authors = ["Ivan Ukhov <ivan.ukhov@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/stainless-steel/sqlite"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9a2de66..7904269 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ pub fn open<T: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: T) -> Result<Connection> {
     Connection::open(path)
 }
 
+/// Return the version number of SQLite.
+///
+/// For instance, the version `3.8.11.1` corresponds to the integer `3008011`.
+#[inline]
+pub fn version() -> usize {
+    unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_libversion_number() as usize }
+}
+
 fn last_error(raw: *mut ffi::sqlite3) -> Option<Error> {
     unsafe {
         let code = ffi::sqlite3_errcode(raw);