diff --git a/src/main/java/de/csdev/ebus/core/EBusVersion.java b/src/main/java/de/csdev/ebus/core/EBusVersion.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ca3bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/csdev/ebus/core/EBusVersion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2020 by the respective copyright holders.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+package de.csdev.ebus.core;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.jar.Manifest;
+
+public class EBusVersion {
+
+    private static String getAttribute(Class<?> rootClass, String name) {
+        try {
+            Manifest manifest = new Manifest(rootClass.getResourceAsStream("/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF"));
+            return manifest.getMainAttributes().getValue(name);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public static String getVersion() {
+        return getVersion(EBusVersion.class);
+    }
+
+    protected static String getVersion(Class<?> rootClass) {
+        return getAttribute(rootClass, "Bundle-Version");
+    }
+
+    public static String getBuildCommit() {
+        return getBuildCommit(EBusVersion.class);
+    }
+
+    protected static String getBuildCommit(Class<?> rootClass) {
+        return getAttribute(rootClass, "Build-Commit");
+    }
+
+    public static String getBuildTimestamp() {
+        return getBuildTimestamp(EBusVersion.class);
+    }
+
+    protected static String getBuildTimestamp(Class<?> rootClass) {
+        return getAttribute(rootClass, "Build-Timestamp");
+    }
+
+    public static String getBuildNumber() {
+        return getBuildNumber(EBusVersion.class);
+    }
+
+    protected static String getBuildNumber(Class<?> rootClass) {
+        return getAttribute(rootClass, "Build-Number");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/csdev/ebus/core/EBusVersionTest.java b/src/test/java/de/csdev/ebus/core/EBusVersionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d24089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/de/csdev/ebus/core/EBusVersionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2020 by the respective copyright holders.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+package de.csdev.ebus.core;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class EBusVersionTest {
+
+    // @Test
+    public void testVersionInformation() throws InterruptedException, IOException, EBusControllerException {
+        // not working in maven build
+        assertEquals("1.0.3", EBusVersion.getVersion());
+        assertEquals("f120405", EBusVersion.getBuildCommit());
+        assertEquals("198", EBusVersion.getBuildNumber());
+        assertEquals("20200121192308", EBusVersion.getBuildTimestamp());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/src/test/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2234c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Bundle-Description: eBUS core library - This library handles the commu
+ nication with heating engineering via the BUS specification. This pro
+ tocol is used by many heating manufacturers in Europe.
+Bundle-License: http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+Build-Branch: master
+Bundle-SymbolicName: de.cs-dev.ebus.ebus-core
+Build-Commit: f120405
+Build-Timestamp: 20200121192308
+Build-Number: 198
+Built-By: Christian
+Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
+Bnd-LastModified: 1579634594658
+Bundle-DocURL: http://www.cs-dev.de
+Bundle-Vendor: Christian Sowada
+Import-Package: com.fazecast.jSerialComm;version="2.5";resolution:=opt
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+ ",org.slf4j;version="1.7";resolution:=optional
+Tool: Bnd-0.0.238
+Export-Package: de.csdev.ebus.command;uses:="de.csdev.ebus.cfg,org.slf
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+