diff --git a/src/standalone.rs b/src/standalone.rs
index 2b0d439..be123c1 100644
--- a/src/standalone.rs
+++ b/src/standalone.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ pub unsafe fn set_log_callback(
     }
 }
 
+/// Get the current `whisper.cpp` version.
+pub fn get_whisper_version() -> &str {
+    let ptr = unsafe { whisper_rs_sys::whisper_version() };
+    assert!(!ptr.is_null());
+    unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(ptr) }
+        .to_str()
+        .expect("Whisper version should be valid UTF-8")
+}
+
 /// Print system information.
 ///
 /// # C++ equivalent
diff --git a/sys/whisper.cpp b/sys/whisper.cpp
index a8d002c..fc45bb8 160000
--- a/sys/whisper.cpp
+++ b/sys/whisper.cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a8d002cfd879315632a579e73f0148d06959de36
+Subproject commit fc45bb86251f774ef817e89878bb4c2636c8a58f