diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index bcabe1d..5779a3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: pnpm test
 
-      - run: pnpm build
-
       - name: Bump patch version
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
@@ -43,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "chore: bump version to $VERSION [skip ci]"
           git push
 
+      - run: pnpm build
+
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: pnpm publish --no-git-checks
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f62e8ca..a2df4b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - run: pnpm test
-
       - run: pnpm build
+
+      - run: pnpm test
diff --git a/__tests__/bin.test.ts b/__tests__/bin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa1c0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/bin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+describe("CLI version", () => {
+  it("reports the version from package.json", () => {
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(
+      readFileSync(join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"), "utf-8"),
+    );
+
+    const output = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "bin.cjs"), "--version"],
+      { encoding: "utf-8" },
+    ).trim();
+
+    expect(output).toBe(pkg.version);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/bin.ts b/src/bin.ts
index 88057fb..0312632 100644
--- a/src/bin.ts
+++ b/src/bin.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 import { whoamiCommand } from "./commands/whoami.js";
 import { artistsCommand } from "./commands/artists.js";
@@ -6,12 +8,15 @@ import { sandboxesCommand } from "./commands/sandboxes.js";
 import { notificationsCommand } from "./commands/notifications.js";
 import { orgsCommand } from "./commands/orgs.js";
 
+const pkgPath = join(__dirname, "..", "package.json");
+const { version } = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8"));
+
 const program = new Command();
 
 program
   .name("recoup")
   .description("Recoup platform CLI")
-  .version("0.1.0");
+  .version(version);
 
 program.addCommand(whoamiCommand);
 program.addCommand(artistsCommand);