diff --git a/src/loudgain.c b/src/loudgain.c
index 04f40e3..6b6b253 100644
--- a/src/loudgain.c
+++ b/src/loudgain.c
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ int  ebur128_v_major     = 0;
 int  ebur128_v_minor     = 0;
 int  ebur128_v_patch     = 0;
 char ebur128_version[15] = "";
+int  tag_v_major     = 0;
+int  tag_v_minor     = 0;
+int  tag_v_patch     = 0;
+char tag_version[15] = "";
 unsigned swr_ver         = 0;
 char     swr_version[15] = "";
 unsigned lavf_ver         = 0;
@@ -176,6 +180,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	bool strip          = false; // MP3 ID3v2: strip other tag types?
 	int  id3v2version   = 4;     // MP3 ID3v2 version to write; can be 3 or 4
 
+	// taglib version 
+	tag_get_version(&tag_v_major, &tag_v_minor, &tag_v_patch);
+	snprintf(tag_version, sizeof(tag_version), "%d.%d.%d",
+		tag_v_major, tag_v_minor, tag_v_patch);
+
 	// libebur128 version check -- versions before 1.2.4 aren’t recommended
 	ebur128_get_version(&ebur128_v_major, &ebur128_v_minor, &ebur128_v_patch);
 	snprintf(ebur128_version, sizeof(ebur128_version), "%d.%d.%d",
@@ -725,6 +734,7 @@ static inline void help(void) {
 
 static inline void version(void) {
 	printf("%s %s - using:\n", PROJECT_NAME, PROJECT_VER);
+	printf("  %s %s\n", "libtag", tag_version);
 	printf("  %s %s\n", "libebur128", ebur128_version);
 	printf("  %s %s\n", "libavformat", lavf_version);
 	printf("  %s %s\n", "libswresample", swr_version);
diff --git a/src/tag.cc b/src/tag.cc
index 1c149f3..cd0eaa4 100644
--- a/src/tag.cc
+++ b/src/tag.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "printf.h"
 
+void tag_get_version(int* major, int* minor, int* patch) {
+  *major = TAGLIB_MAJOR_VERSION;
+  *minor = TAGLIB_MINOR_VERSION;
+  *patch = TAGLIB_PATCH_VERSION;
+}
+
 // define possible replaygain tags
 
 enum RG_ENUM {
diff --git a/src/tag.h b/src/tag.h
index da80c1e..8d28e18 100644
--- a/src/tag.h
+++ b/src/tag.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+void tag_get_version(int* major, int* minor, int* patch);
+
 bool tag_write_mp3(scan_result *scan, bool do_album, char mode, char *unit,
   bool lowercase, bool strip, int id3v2version);
 bool tag_clear_mp3(scan_result *scan, bool strip, int id3v2version);