diff --git a/tests/commands/test_version.py b/tests/commands/test_version.py
index 2ba195e..25bae6f 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_version.py
@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@ def mock_get_distribution(package: str):
 
 class TestVersionCommand:
     def test_exec(self, capsys):
-        VersionCommand().exec()
+        vc = VersionCommand()
+        vc._version = "1.2.3"
+        vc.exec()
         text = capsys.readouterr()
-        assert text.out.startswith("terraform-worker version")
-
-        with mock.patch(
-            "tfworker.commands.version.get_distribution",
-            side_effect=mock_get_distribution,
-        ):
-            VersionCommand().exec()
-            text = capsys.readouterr()
-            assert text.out == "terraform-worker version unknown\n"
+        assert text.out == "terraform-worker version 1.2.3\n"
diff --git a/tests/util/test_system.py b/tests/util/test_system.py
index 07cea2e..f3d061f 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_system.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_system.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from tfworker.util.system import pipe_exec, which
+from tfworker.util.system import pipe_exec, which, get_version, strip_ansi
 
 
 # context manager to allow testing exceptions in parameterized tests
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def mock_pipe_exec(args, stdin=None, cwd=None, env=None):
 def mock_tf_version(args: str):
     return (0, args.encode(), "".encode())
 
+def mock_distribution(*args, **kwargs):
+    Class = mock.MagicMock()
+    Class.version = "1.2.3"
+    return Class
 
 class TestUtilSystem:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -109,3 +113,40 @@ def test_which(self):
         ):
             with mock.patch("os.access", side_effect=lambda x, y: True):
                 assert which("terraform") is not None
+
+    def test_which_full_path(self):
+        with mock.patch(
+            "os.path.isfile",
+            side_effect=lambda x: True,
+        ):
+            with mock.patch("os.access", side_effect=lambda x, y: True):
+                assert which("/full/path/to/file") is not None
+
+    def test_which_not_found(self):
+        with mock.patch(
+            "os.path.isfile",
+            side_effect=lambda x: False,
+        ):
+            with mock.patch("os.access", side_effect=lambda x, y: False):
+                assert which("terraform") is None
+
+    def test_get_version(self):
+        with mock.patch(
+            "tfworker.util.system.get_distribution",
+            side_effect=mock_distribution,
+        ):
+            assert get_version() == "1.2.3"
+
+    def test_get_version_unknown(self):
+        from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound
+        with mock.patch(
+            "tfworker.util.system.get_distribution",
+            side_effect=DistributionNotFound,
+        ):
+            assert get_version() == "unknown"
+
+    def test_strip_ansi(self):
+        assert strip_ansi("\x1B[31mHello\x1B[0m") == "Hello"
+        assert strip_ansi("\x1B[32mWorld\x1B[0m") == "World"
+        assert strip_ansi("\x1B[33mFoo\x1B[0m") == "Foo"
+        assert strip_ansi("\x1B[34mBar\x1B[0m") == "Bar"
diff --git a/tfworker/commands/base.py b/tfworker/commands/base.py
index a06765e..1bd024c 100644
--- a/tfworker/commands/base.py
+++ b/tfworker/commands/base.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from tfworker.handlers.exceptions import HandlerError, UnknownHandler
 from tfworker.plugins import PluginsCollection
 from tfworker.providers import ProvidersCollection
-from tfworker.util.system import pipe_exec, which
+from tfworker.util.system import pipe_exec, which, get_version
 
 
 class MissingDependencyException(Exception):
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, rootc, deployment="undefined", limit=tuple(), **kwargs):
         self._args_dict = dict(kwargs)
         self._args_dict.update(self._rootc.args.__dict__)
 
-        self._version = None
+        self._version = get_version()
         self._providers = None
         self._definitions = None
         self._backend = None
diff --git a/tfworker/commands/version.py b/tfworker/commands/version.py
index 7c35e59..e8c1c52 100644
--- a/tfworker/commands/version.py
+++ b/tfworker/commands/version.py
@@ -11,19 +11,13 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
-from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
-
 from tfworker.commands.base import BaseCommand
+from tfworker.util.system import get_version
 
 
 class VersionCommand(BaseCommand):
     def __init__(self):
-        try:
-            pkg_info = get_distribution("terraform-worker")
-            self._version = pkg_info.version
-        except DistributionNotFound:
-            self._version = "unknown"
+        self._version = get_version()
 
     def exec(self):
         print(f"terraform-worker version {self._version}")
diff --git a/tfworker/util/system.py b/tfworker/util/system.py
index c48596b..8e9ca9a 100644
--- a/tfworker/util/system.py
+++ b/tfworker/util/system.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import subprocess
 
 import click
+from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
 
 
 def strip_ansi(line):
@@ -147,3 +148,13 @@ def is_exe(fpath):
             if is_exe(exe_file):
                 return exe_file
     return None
+
+def get_version() -> str:
+    """
+    Get the version of the current package
+    """
+    try:
+        pkg_info = get_distribution("terraform-worker")
+        return pkg_info.version
+    except DistributionNotFound:
+        return "unknown"