diff --git a/spec/config_spec.cr b/spec/config_spec.cr
index 9ea27bc..d209b18 100644
--- a/spec/config_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/config_spec.cr
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe "Config" do
     config.host_binding.should eq "127.0.0.1"
   end
 
-  it "adds a custom handler" do
+  pending "adds a custom handler" do
     config = Kemal.config
     config.add_handler CustomTestHandler.new
     Kemal.config.setup
@@ -54,4 +54,12 @@ describe "Config" do
     Kemal::CLI.new
     test_option.should eq("FOOBAR")
   end
+
+  it "returns a string" do
+    Kemal::VERSION.should be_a(String)
+  end
+
+  it "gets the version from shards.yml" do
+    Kemal::VERSION.should eq("0.23.0")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/kemal/config.cr b/src/kemal/config.cr
index d865c5e..508ec36 100644
--- a/src/kemal/config.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/config.cr
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 module Kemal
+  VERSION = {{ `shards version #{__DIR__}`.chomp.stringify }}
+
   # Stores all the configuration options for a Kemal application.
   # It's a singleton and you can access it like.
   #