diff --git a/changelog/env_var_package_version.dd b/changelog/env_var_package_version.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc04de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/env_var_package_version.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Environment variable DUB_PACKAGE_VERSION added
+
+DUB now supports the environment variable DUB_PACKAGE_VERSION containing the version of the package
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diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index b526b7b..34352ba 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@
 	env["DUB_PACKAGE_DIR"]       = pack.path.toNativeString();
 	env["DUB_ROOT_PACKAGE"]      = proj.rootPackage.name;
 	env["DUB_ROOT_PACKAGE_DIR"]  = proj.rootPackage.path.toNativeString();
+	env["DUB_PACKAGE_VERSION"]   = pack.version_.toString();
 
 	env["DUB_COMBINED"]          = settings.combined?      "TRUE" : "";
 	env["DUB_RUN"]               = settings.run?           "TRUE" : "";