diff --git a/conda-testenv.recipe/build.sh b/conda-testenv.recipe/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a09514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-testenv.recipe/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
diff --git a/conda-testenv.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-testenv.recipe/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e647fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda-testenv.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{% set data = load_setuptools() %}
+
+package:
+    name: conda-testenv
+    version: {{data.get('version')}}
+
+source:
+    path: ../
+
+requirements:
+    build:
+        - python
+        - setuptools
+
+    run:
+        - python
+        - setuptools
+        - conda
+        - conda-build
+
+test:
+    imports:
+        - conda_testenv
+    commands:
+        - conda-testenv --help
+        - conda-testenv --version
+        - conda testenv --help
+
+about:
+    license: BSD-3
+    home: https://github.com/SciTools/conda-testenv
diff --git a/conda_testenv/__init__.py b/conda_testenv/__init__.py
index e69de29..e44e9d1 100644
--- a/conda_testenv/__init__.py
+++ b/conda_testenv/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from ._version import get_versions
+__version__ = get_versions()['version']
+del get_versions
diff --git a/conda_testenv/cli.py b/conda_testenv/cli.py
index ed57be4..a1d5eed 100644
--- a/conda_testenv/cli.py
+++ b/conda_testenv/cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 
+import conda_testenv
 import conda_testenv.test_env as test_env
 
 
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@ def main():
                                                  'of all packages installed '
                                                  'in a conda environment')
 
+    parser.add_argument('--version', action='version',
+                        version=conda_testenv.__version__,
+                        help="Show conda-testenv's version, and exit.")
+
     parser.add_argument('-p', dest='prefix')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()