diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 60a03fc0..41aebbd9 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ build:
     - darwin
     - linux
   goarch:
-    - 386
+    - '386'
     - amd64
     - arm
     - arm64
   goarm:
-    - 6
+    - '6'
   ignore:
     - goos: darwin
-      goarch: 386
+      goarch: '386'
   env:
     - CGO_ENABLED=0
   mod_timestamp: '{{ .CommitTimestamp }}'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 636eb378..3d7146fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Added new `TASK_VERSION` special variable
+  ([#990](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/990), [#1014](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/1014) by @ja1code).
 - Fixed a bug where tasks were sometimes incorrectly marked as internal ([#1007](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/1007) by @pd93).
 - Update to Go 1.20 (bump minimum version to 1.19) ([#1010](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/1010) by @pd93)
 - Added environment variable `FORCE_COLOR` support to force color output. Usefull for environments without TTY ([#1003](https://github.com/go-task/task/pull/1003) by @automation-stack)
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 1a78f0b2..86834c31 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ tasks:
     sources:
       - './**/*.go'
     cmds:
-      - go install -v -ldflags="-w -s -X main.version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/task
+      - go install -v -ldflags="-w -s -X '{{.VERSION_VAR}}={{.GIT_COMMIT}}'" ./cmd/task
     vars:
+      VERSION_VAR: github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/version.version
       GIT_COMMIT:
         sh: git log -n 1 --format=%h
 
@@ -112,3 +113,7 @@ tasks:
       GO_PACKAGES:
         sh: go list ./...
     silent: true
+
+  foo:
+    cmds:
+      - echo "{{.TASK_VERSION}}"
diff --git a/cmd/task/task.go b/cmd/task/task.go
index 31cef824..2b472f55 100644
--- a/cmd/task/task.go
+++ b/cmd/task/task.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -16,13 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/args"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/logger"
+	ver "github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/version"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/taskfile"
 )
 
-var (
-	version = ""
-)
-
 const usage = `Usage: task [-ilfwvsd] [--init] [--list] [--force] [--watch] [--verbose] [--silent] [--dir] [--taskfile] [--dry] [--summary] [task...]
 
 Runs the specified task(s). Falls back to the "default" task if no task name
@@ -104,7 +100,7 @@ func main() {
 	pflag.Parse()
 
 	if versionFlag {
-		fmt.Printf("Task version: %s\n", getVersion())
+		fmt.Printf("Task version: %s\n", ver.GetVersion())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -255,21 +251,3 @@ func getArgs() ([]string, string, error) {
 	}
 	return args[:doubleDashPos], strings.Join(quotedCliArgs, " "), nil
 }
-
-func getVersion() string {
-	if version != "" {
-		return version
-	}
-
-	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	if !ok || info.Main.Version == "" {
-		return "unknown"
-	}
-
-	version = info.Main.Version
-	if info.Main.Sum != "" {
-		version += fmt.Sprintf(" (%s)", info.Main.Sum)
-	}
-
-	return version
-}
diff --git a/docs/docs/api_reference.md b/docs/docs/api_reference.md
index 6347db0a..43b580df 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api_reference.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api_reference.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ There are some special variables that is available on the templating system:
 | `USER_WORKING_DIR` | The absolute path of the directory `task` was called from. |
 | `CHECKSUM` | The checksum of the files listed in `sources`. Only available within the `status` prop and if method is set to `checksum`. |
 | `TIMESTAMP` | The date object of the greatest timestamp of the files listes in `sources`. Only available within the `status` prop and if method is set to `timestamp`. |
+| `TASK_VERSION` | The current version of task. |
 
 ## ENV
 
diff --git a/internal/compiler/v3/compiler_v3.go b/internal/compiler/v3/compiler_v3.go
index 71e6c977..ae01636b 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/v3/compiler_v3.go
+++ b/internal/compiler/v3/compiler_v3.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/filepathext"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/templater"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/version"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/taskfile"
 )
 
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ func (c *CompilerV3) getSpecialVars(t *taskfile.Task) (map[string]string, error)
 		"ROOT_DIR":         c.Dir,
 		"TASKFILE_DIR":     taskfileDir,
 		"USER_WORKING_DIR": c.UserWorkingDir,
+		"TASK_VERSION":     version.GetVersion(),
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbbcab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime/debug"
+)
+
+var version = ""
+
+func GetVersion() string {
+	if version != "" {
+		return version
+	}
+
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok || info.Main.Version == "" {
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+
+	ver := info.Main.Version
+	if info.Main.Sum != "" {
+		ver += fmt.Sprintf(" (%s)", info.Main.Sum)
+	}
+	return ver
+}
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 9ba87e0a..46ac069b 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -190,11 +190,13 @@ func TestSpecialVars(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "root/TASK=print")
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "root/ROOT_DIR="+toAbs("testdata/special_vars"))
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "root/TASKFILE_DIR="+toAbs("testdata/special_vars"))
+	assert.Contains(t, output, "root/TASK_VERSION=unknown")
 
 	// Included Taskfile
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "included/TASK=included:print")
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "included/ROOT_DIR="+toAbs("testdata/special_vars"))
 	assert.Contains(t, output, "included/TASKFILE_DIR="+toAbs("testdata/special_vars/included"))
+	assert.Contains(t, output, "included/TASK_VERSION=unknown")
 }
 
 func TestVarsInvalidTmpl(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml
index e72d593e..61623074 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ tasks:
       - echo root/TASK={{.TASK}}
       - echo root/ROOT_DIR={{.ROOT_DIR}}
       - echo root/TASKFILE_DIR={{.TASKFILE_DIR}}
+      - echo root/TASK_VERSION={{.TASK_VERSION}}
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
index 6000abbc..881a9c3e 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ tasks:
       - echo included/TASK={{.TASK}}
       - echo included/ROOT_DIR={{.ROOT_DIR}}
       - echo included/TASKFILE_DIR={{.TASKFILE_DIR}}
+      - echo included/TASK_VERSION={{.TASK_VERSION}}