diff --git a/doc/function/get_mse_version.txt b/doc/function/get_mse_version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8a79bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/function/get_mse_version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Function: get_mse_version
+
+--Usage--
+> get_mse_version()
+
+Returns the current MSE app version in a string of the form:
+"major.minor.patch"
diff --git a/doc/function/index.txt b/doc/function/index.txt
index fd30267e..22ebd80a 100644
--- a/doc/function/index.txt
+++ b/doc/function/index.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ These functions are built into the program, other [[type:function]]s can be defi
 | [[fun:write_set_file]]	Write a MSE set file to the output directory.
 	
 ! Other functions		<<<
+| [[fun:get_mse_version]]			Get the MSE app version.
 | [[fun:trace]]			Output a message for debugging purposes.
 | [[fun:assert]]		Check a condition for debugging purposes.
 | [[fun:warning]]		Output a warning message.
diff --git a/src/script/functions/basic.cpp b/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
index 1f57bfb1..7f6b462e 100644
--- a/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
+++ b/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes
 
 #include <util/prec.hpp>
+#include <util/version.hpp>
 #include <script/functions/functions.hpp>
 #include <script/functions/util.hpp>
 #include <util/tagged_string.hpp>
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Debugging
 
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(get_mse_version) {
+  SCRIPT_RETURN(app_version.toString());
+}
+
 SCRIPT_FUNCTION(trace) {
   SCRIPT_PARAM_C(String, input);
   #if defined(_DEBUG) && 0
@@ -764,6 +769,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(rule) {
 
 void init_script_basic_functions(Context& ctx) {
   // debugging
+  ctx.setVariable(_("get_mse_version"),      script_get_mse_version);
   ctx.setVariable(_("trace"),                script_trace);
   ctx.setVariable(_("warning"),              script_warning);
   ctx.setVariable(_("error"),                script_error);
diff --git a/tools/website/drupal/mse-drupal-modules/highlight.inc b/tools/website/drupal/mse-drupal-modules/highlight.inc
index 8c1b0ba7..5aa60bb3 100644
--- a/tools/website/drupal/mse-drupal-modules/highlight.inc
+++ b/tools/website/drupal/mse-drupal-modules/highlight.inc
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ $built_in_functions = array(
 	'write_image_file'	=>'',
 	'write_set_file'	=>'',
 	// other
+	'get_mse_version'			=>'',
 	'trace'			=>'',
 	'assert'		=>'',
 	'exists_in_package'		=>'',