Index: bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
===================================================================
--- bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
+++ bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
@@ -3007,6 +3007,9 @@
    Type,
    Type.from_result),
 
+  ("clang_getClangVersion",
+   [], _CXString),
+    
   ("clang_getCompletionAvailability",
    [c_void_p],
    c_int),
@@ -3625,6 +3628,16 @@
 
         return True
 
+    @property
+    def version_string(self):
+        """Return a version string, suitable for showing to a user
+
+        The version string is not intended to be parsed, and the format is not
+        guaranteed to be stable.
+        """
+        version = self.lib.clang_getClangVersion()
+        return version.spelling
+
 def register_enumerations():
     for name, value in clang.enumerations.TokenKinds:
         TokenKind.register(value, name)