diff --git a/backend/open_webui/__init__.py b/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
index de34a8bc7..d85be48da 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
@@ -5,12 +5,31 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import typer
 import uvicorn
+from typing import Optional
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 
 KEY_FILE = Path.cwd() / ".webui_secret_key"
 
 
+def version_callback(value: bool):
+    if value:
+        from open_webui.env import VERSION
+
+        typer.echo(f"Open WebUI version: {VERSION}")
+        raise typer.Exit()
+
+
+@app.command()
+def main(
+    version: Annotated[
+        Optional[bool], typer.Option("--version", callback=version_callback)
+    ] = None,
+):
+    pass
+
+
 @app.command()
 def serve(
     host: str = "0.0.0.0",
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 9e349bfb2..fcd53ea74 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ pymilvus==2.5.0
 qdrant-client~=1.12.0
 opensearch-py==2.7.1
 
+
+transformers
 sentence-transformers==3.3.1
 colbert-ai==0.2.21
 einops==0.8.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29980d3a7..50cd84121 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "qdrant-client~=1.12.0",
     "opensearch-py==2.7.1",
 
+    "transformers",
     "sentence-transformers==3.3.1",
     "colbert-ai==0.2.21",
     "einops==0.8.0",