diff --git a/src/cli/index.test.ts b/src/cli/index.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from "bun:test"
+import packageJson from "../../package.json" with { type: "json" }
+
+describe("CLI version", () => {
+  it("reads version from package.json as valid semver", () => {
+    //#given
+    const semverRegex = /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-[\w.]+)?$/
+
+    //#when
+    const version = packageJson.version
+
+    //#then
+    expect(version).toMatch(semverRegex)
+    expect(typeof version).toBe("string")
+    expect(version.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  })
+})