diff --git a/include/aoclient.h b/include/aoclient.h
index 64edf16..bade278 100644
--- a/include/aoclient.h
+++ b/include/aoclient.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class AOClient : public QObject {
     void cmdDefault(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdHelp(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdMOTD(int argc, QStringList argv);
+    void cmdAbout(int argc, QStringList argv);
     // Authentication
     void cmdLogin(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdChangeAuth(int argc, QStringList argv);
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ class AOClient : public QObject {
         {"unban", {ACLFlags.value("BAN"), 1, &AOClient::cmdUnBan}},
         {"removeuser", {ACLFlags.value("MODIFY_USERS"), 1, &AOClient::cmdRemoveUser}},
         {"subtheme", {ACLFlags.value("CM"), 1, &AOClient::cmdSubTheme}},
+        {"about", {ACLFlags.value("NONE"), 0, &AOClient::cmdAbout}}
     };
 
     QString partial_packet;
diff --git a/src/commands.cpp b/src/commands.cpp
index cca5b40..b387674 100644
--- a/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/src/commands.cpp
@@ -1025,6 +1025,11 @@ void AOClient::cmdSubTheme(int argc, QStringList argv)
     sendServerMessageArea("Subtheme was set to " + subtheme);
 }
 
+void AOClient::cmdAbout(int argc, QStringList argv)
+{
+    sendPacket("CT", {"The akashi dev team", "Thank you for using akashi! Made with love by scatterflower, with help from in1tiate and Salanto. akashi " + QCoreApplication::applicationVersion()});
+}
+
 QStringList AOClient::buildAreaList(int area_idx)
 {
     QStringList entries;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index da19865..d6d2582 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("akashi");
-    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion("1.0.0-alpha");
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion("apricot r1");
     std::atexit(cleanup);
 
     ConfigManager config_manager;