diff --git a/.github/workflows/badge-sqlite-version.yml b/.github/workflows/badge-sqlite-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d3a69d
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+++ b/.github/workflows/badge-sqlite-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Badge Sqlite version
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+    
+jobs:
+  create-sqlite-version-badge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.5
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.17
+
+    - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: go mod package cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('go.mod') }}
+
+    - name: request sqlite_version()
+      run: echo "sqlite_version=$(go test . -run '^TestSQLiteVersion$' -v | grep sqlite_version | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f3)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      
+    - name: Make version badge 
+      uses: schneegans/dynamic-badges-action@v1.1.0
+      with:
+        auth: ${{ secrets.GIST_SECRET }}
+        gistID: 0fd7561eb29baf31d5362ffee1ae1702
+        filename: badge-sqlite-version-with-date.json
+        label: SQLite release
+        message: "${{ env.sqlite_version }}"
+        color: 2269d3
+        labelColor: 25292d
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf0df44..9bc8306 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [![Tests](https://github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite/actions/workflows/tests.yml)<br>
-![badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/glebarez/fb4d23f63d866b3e1e58b26d2f5ed01f/raw/badge-sqlite-version.json)
+![badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/glebarez/0fd7561eb29baf31d5362ffee1ae1702/raw/badge-sqlite-version-with-date.json)
 
 # go-sqlite
 This is a pure-Go SQLite driver for Golang's native [database/sql](https://pkg.go.dev/database/sql) package.
diff --git a/sqlite_release_test.go b/sqlite_release_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f18e359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlite_release_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package sqlite
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestSQLiteVersion(t *testing.T) {
+
+	db, err := sql.Open(driverName, ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var (
+		version  string
+		sourceID string
+	)
+
+	row := db.QueryRow("select sqlite_version(), sqlite_source_id()")
+	if row.Scan(&version, &sourceID) != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	releaseDate, err := time.Parse(`2006-01-02`, sourceID[:10])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("%s (%s)\n", version, releaseDate.Format(`02/Jan/2006`))
+}