diff --git a/src/org.freedesktop.UPower.PowerProfiles.xml b/src/org.freedesktop.UPower.PowerProfiles.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 49535b8..0000000
--- a/src/org.freedesktop.UPower.PowerProfiles.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN"
-"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd">
-
-<node>
-
-  <!--
-      org.freedesktop.UPower.PowerProfiles:
-      @short_description: Power Profiles daemon
-
-      The power-profiles-daemon API is meant to be used by parts of the OS or
-      desktop environment to switch system power profiles based on user choice,
-      or user intent.
-
-      OS components would typically use the "Profiles" property to construct
-      their UI (2 or 3 profiles available), and monitor the "ActiveProfile"
-      and the "PerformanceDegraded" properties to update that UI. The UI
-      would try to set the "ActiveProfile" property if the user selected
-      a different one.
-
-      Note that the reason why the project exists and how it is different from
-      existing projects is explained <ulink href=" https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/hadess/power-profiles-daemon/-/blob/master/README.md">
-      in the project's README file</ulink>.
-
-      The object path will be "/org/freedesktop/UPower/PowerProfiles".
-  -->
-  <interface name="org.freedesktop.UPower.PowerProfiles">
-
-    <!--
-        HoldProfile:
-
-        This forces the passed profile (either 'power-saver' or 'performance')
-        to be activated until either the caller quits, "ReleaseProfile" is
-        called, or the "ActiveProfile" is changed by the user.
-
-        This should be used programmatically by OS components when, eg. high-
-        performance workloads are started with the "performance" profile, or
-        battery will soon be critically low with the "power-saver" profile.
-
-        When conflicting profiles are requested to be held, the 'power-saver' profile
-        will be activated in preference to the 'performance' profile.
-
-        Those holds will be automatically cancelled if the user manually switches
-        to another profile, and the "ProfileReleased" signal will be emitted.
-    -->
-    <method name="HoldProfile">
-      <arg name="profile" type="s" direction="in"/>
-      <arg name="reason" type="s" direction="in"/>
-      <arg name="application_id" type="s" direction="in" />
-      <arg name="cookie" type="u" direction="out"/>
-    </method>
-
-    <!--
-        ReleaseProfile:
-
-        This removes the hold that was set on a profile.
-    -->
-    <method name="ReleaseProfile">
-      <arg name="cookie" type="u" direction="in"/>
-    </method>
-
-    <!--
-        ProfileReleased:
-
-        This signal will be emitted if the profile is released because the
-        "ActiveProfile" was manually changed. The signal will only be emitted
-        to the process that originally called "HoldProfile".
-    -->
-    <signal name="ProfileReleased">
-      <arg name="cookie" type="u" direction="out"/>
-    </signal>
-
-    <!--
-        ActiveProfile:
-
-        The type of the currently active profile. It might change automatically
-        if a profile is held, using the "HoldProfile" function.
-    -->
-    <property name="ActiveProfile" type="s" access="readwrite"/>
-
-    <!--
-        PerformanceInhibited:
-
-        This property is deprecated, and unused since version 0.9.
-    -->
-    <property name="PerformanceInhibited" type="s" access="read"/>
-
-    <!--
-        PerformanceDegraded:
-
-        This will be set if the performance power profile is running in degraded
-        mode, with the value being used to identify the reason for that degradation.
-        As new reasons can be added, it is recommended that front-ends show a generic
-        reason if they do not recognise the value. Possible values are:
-        - "lap-detected" (the computer is sitting on the user's lap)
-        - "high-operating-temperature" (the computer is close to overheating)
-        - "" (the empty string, if not performance is not degraded)
-    -->
-    <property name="PerformanceDegraded" type="s" access="read"/>
-
-    <!--
-        Profiles:
-
-        An array of key-pair values representing each profile. The key named
-        "Driver" (s) identifies the power-profiles-daemon backend code used to
-        implement the profile.
-
-        The key named "Profile" (s) will be one of:
-        - "power-saver" (battery saving profile)
-        - "balanced" (the default  profile)
-        - "performance" (a profile that does not care about noise or battery consumption)
-
-        Only one of each type of profile will be listed, with the daemon choosing the
-        more appropriate "driver" for each profile type.
-
-        This list is guaranteed to be sorted in the same order that the profiles
-        are listed above.
-    -->
-    <property name="Profiles" type="aa{sv}" access="read"/>
-
-    <!--
-        Actions:
-
-        An array of strings listing each one of the "actions" implemented in
-        the running daemon. This is used by API users to figure out whether
-        particular functionality is available in a version of the daemon.
-    -->
-    <property name="Actions" type="as" access="read"/>
-
-    <!--
-      ActiveProfileHolds:
-
-      A list of dictionaries representing the current profile holds.
-      The keys in the dict are "ApplicationId", "Profile" and "Reason",
-      and correspond to the "application_id", "profile" and "reason" arguments
-      passed to the HoldProfile() method.
-    -->
-    <property name="ActiveProfileHolds" type="aa{sv}" access="read"/>
-
-  </interface>
-</node>
diff --git a/src/power-profiles-daemon.c b/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
index ea5ccaf..cd8fe09 100644
--- a/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
+++ b/src/power-profiles-daemon.c
@@ -121,10 +121,17 @@ typedef enum {
   PROP_PROFILES                   = 1 << 2,
   PROP_ACTIONS                    = 1 << 3,
   PROP_DEGRADED                   = 1 << 4,
-  PROP_ACTIVE_PROFILE_HOLDS       = 1 << 5
+  PROP_ACTIVE_PROFILE_HOLDS       = 1 << 5,
+  PROP_VERSION                    = 1 << 6,
 } PropertiesMask;
 
-#define PROP_ALL (PROP_ACTIVE_PROFILE | PROP_INHIBITED | PROP_PROFILES | PROP_ACTIONS | PROP_DEGRADED | PROP_ACTIVE_PROFILE_HOLDS)
+#define PROP_ALL (PROP_ACTIVE_PROFILE       | \
+                  PROP_INHIBITED            | \
+                  PROP_PROFILES             | \
+                  PROP_ACTIONS              | \
+                  PROP_DEGRADED             | \
+                  PROP_ACTIVE_PROFILE_HOLDS | \
+                  PROP_VERSION)
 
 static gboolean
 driver_profile_support (PpdDriver *driver,
@@ -310,6 +317,10 @@ send_dbus_event_iface (PpdApp         *data,
     g_variant_builder_add (&props_builder, "{sv}", "ActiveProfileHolds",
                            get_profile_holds_variant (data));
   }
+  if (mask & PROP_VERSION) {
+    g_variant_builder_add (&props_builder, "{sv}", "Version",
+                           g_variant_new_string (VERSION));
+  }
 
   props_changed = g_variant_new ("(s@a{sv}@as)", iface,
                                  g_variant_builder_end (&props_builder),
@@ -831,6 +842,8 @@ handle_get_property (GDBusConnection *connection,
   }
   if (g_strcmp0 (property_name, "ActiveProfileHolds") == 0)
     return get_profile_holds_variant (data);
+  if (g_strcmp0 (property_name, "Version") == 0)
+    return g_variant_new_string (VERSION);
   return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/power-profiles-daemon.dbus.xml.in b/src/power-profiles-daemon.dbus.xml.in
index 0888b15..04cfa72 100644
--- a/src/power-profiles-daemon.dbus.xml.in
+++ b/src/power-profiles-daemon.dbus.xml.in
@@ -136,5 +136,12 @@
     -->
     <property name="ActiveProfileHolds" type="aa{sv}" access="read"/>
 
+    <!--
+        Version:
+
+        The version of the power-profiles-daemon software.
+    -->
+    <property name="Version" type="s" access="read"/>
+
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/src/powerprofilesctl.in b/src/powerprofilesctl.in
index c2ae485..1748170 100755
--- a/src/powerprofilesctl.in
+++ b/src/powerprofilesctl.in
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ def usage(_command=None):
     else:
         usage_main()
 
-def version():
-    print (VERSION)
 
 def get_proxy():
     try:
@@ -104,6 +102,11 @@ def get_proxy():
         raise
     return proxy
 
+def version():
+    proxy = get_proxy()
+    ver = proxy.Get('(ss)', PP_IFACE, 'Version')
+    print(ver)
+
 def _get():
     proxy = get_proxy()
     profile = proxy.Get('(ss)', PP_IFACE, 'ActiveProfile')
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.py b/tests/integration_test.py
index 8a2d704..1bce399 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration_test.py
@@ -1949,6 +1949,11 @@ class Tests(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
 
         self.stop_daemon()
 
+    def test_get_version_prop(self):
+        """Checks that the version property is advertised"""
+        self.start_daemon()
+        self.assertTrue(self.get_dbus_property("Version"))
+
     def test_intel_pstate_noturbo(self):
         """Intel P-State driver (balance)"""