diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56467a4..e6ee89d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ $ sudo make install
 
 ### Checking the library version
 
+```c++
+std::printf("Dogma for C++ %d.%d.%d\n",
+    dogma::version::major, dogma::version::minor, dogma::version::patch);
+```
+
 ### Miscellaneous examples
 
 ## Reference
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index d42b886..ec1a232 100644
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,16 @@
 
 #include <cassert>  // for assert()
 #include <cerrno>   // for errno, EDOM
+#include <cstdio>   // for std::printf()
 #include <cstdlib>  // for EXIT_SUCCESS
 
 using namespace dogma;
 
+static void example_version(void) {
+  std::printf("Dogma for C++ %d.%d.%d\n",
+      dogma::version::major, dogma::version::minor, dogma::version::patch);
+}
+
 static void test_Angle_radians(void) {
   assert(Angle::from_radians(0).radians() == 0);
   assert(Angle::from_radians(0.5 * M_PI).radians() == 0.5 * M_PI);
@@ -58,6 +64,8 @@ static void test_Longitude(void) {
 }
 
 int main(void) {
+  example_version();
+
   test_Angle();
   test_Latitude();
   test_Longitude();