diff --git a/utility/tpmc.c b/utility/tpmc.c
index baddee6..1e4e302 100644
--- a/utility/tpmc.c
+++ b/utility/tpmc.c
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
 
 /* Handler functions.  These wouldn't exist if C had closures.
  */
+static uint32_t HandlerTpmVersion(void) {
+  puts(TPM_MODE_STRING);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* TODO(apronin): stub for selected flags for TPM2 */
 #ifdef TPM2_MODE
 static uint32_t HandlerGetFlags(void) {
@@ -465,6 +470,8 @@
 /* Table of TPM commands.
  */
 command_record command_table[] = {
+  { "tpmversion", "tpmver", "print TPM version: 1.2 or 2.0",
+    HandlerTpmVersion },
   { "getflags", "getf", "read and print the value of selected flags",
     HandlerGetFlags },
   { "startup", "sta", "issue a Startup command", TlclStartup },
@@ -559,6 +566,9 @@
       }
       return 0;
     }
+    if (!strcmp(cmd, "tpmversion") || !strcmp(cmd, "tpmver")) {
+      return HandlerTpmVersion();
+    }
 
     result = TlclLibInit();
     if (result) {