diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f81aae7..26b2362 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ the repository.
 
 ### `in`: Fetch an artifact from a repository.
 
-Download the artifact from the repository.
+Places the following files in the destination:
+
+- (artifact): The artifact fetched from the repository.
+
+- version: The artifact's version.
 
 
 ### `out`: Deploy artifact to a repository.
diff --git a/assets/in b/assets/in
index 1327a49..750153c 100755
--- a/assets/in
+++ b/assets/in
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ args="$args -Drepository.url=$url"
 [ -n "$password" ] && args="$args -Drepository.password=$password";
 
 $resource_dir/mvnw dependency:copy $args
+echo "$version" > "$destination/version"
 
 jq -n \
 --arg version "$version" \
diff --git a/test/get.sh b/test/get.sh
index 1327e14..581481e 100755
--- a/test/get.sh
+++ b/test/get.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,22 @@ it_can_get_artifact() {
   '
 }
 
+it_provides_a_version_file_when_getting_artifact() {
+
+  local src=$(mktemp -d $TMPDIR/check-src.XXXXXX)
+
+  local repository=$src/remote-repository
+  mkdir -p $repository
+
+  local url=file://$repository
+  local artifact=ci.concourse.maven:maven-resource:jar:standalone
+
+  local version=$(deploy_artifact $url $artifact '1.0.0' $src)
+
+  get_artifact $url $artifact $version $src
+
+  if [ $(cat version) != $version ]; then exit 1; fi
+}
+
 run it_can_get_artifact
+run it_provides_a_version_file_when_getting_artifact