diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
index 81c301e..764e077 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ data class CustomCommand(
                         else -> null
                     }
                 },
-                "{args}" to { args }
+                "{args}" to { args },
+                "{version}" to { instance.modVersion }
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt
index cb7e53d..a932367 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ object CommandConfig {
                     timeout = 200,
                     defaultCommand = true
             )),
+            "version" to ("are you out of date huh ?"
+                    to CustomCommand(
+                    type = CommandType.RESPONSE,
+                    response = "{version}",
+                    help = "are you out of date huh ?",
+                    timeout = 200,
+                    defaultCommand = true
+            )),
             "exec" to ("this uses arguments in a passed-through command, you could restrict the arguments with a regex"
                     to CustomCommand(
                     type = CommandType.EXECUTE,