diff --git a/.changeset/happy-peas-attend.md b/.changeset/happy-peas-attend.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af3af1bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-peas-attend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Adds `Astro.generator` which can be used to add a [`<meta name="generator">`](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#meta-generator) tag.
+
+```astro
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <footer>
+      <p>Built with <a href="https://astro.build">{Astro.generator}</a></p>
+    </footer>
+  </body>
+</html>
+```
diff --git a/examples/basics/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/examples/basics/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 9a46f2d8e..c75726968 100644
--- a/examples/basics/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/examples/basics/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const { title } = Astro.props as Props;
 		<meta charset="UTF-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>{title}</title>
 	</head>
 	<body>
diff --git a/examples/blog/src/components/BaseHead.astro b/examples/blog/src/components/BaseHead.astro
index 80de975b1..af6fd380b 100644
--- a/examples/blog/src/components/BaseHead.astro
+++ b/examples/blog/src/components/BaseHead.astro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const { title, description } = Astro.props;
 <meta charset="utf-8" />
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
 <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
+<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 
 <!-- Primary Meta Tags -->
 <title>{title}</title>
diff --git a/examples/component/demo/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/component/demo/src/pages/index.astro
index bfdf495a8..f0704e56b 100644
--- a/examples/component/demo/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/component/demo/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as Component from '@example/my-component';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Welcome to Astro</title>
 		<style is:global>
 			h {
diff --git a/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro b/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro
index 275aa315a..143345c68 100644
--- a/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro
+++ b/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import '../styles/index.css';
 <!-- Global Metadata -->
 <meta charset="utf-8" />
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 
 <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" />
 <link rel="alternate icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
diff --git a/examples/env-vars/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/env-vars/src/pages/index.astro
index 35a441c63..db0369979 100644
--- a/examples/env-vars/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/env-vars/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ console.log({ SSR, PUBLIC_SOME_KEY });
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Astro</title>
 	</head>
 	<body>
diff --git a/examples/framework-alpine/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-alpine/src/pages/index.astro
index 7e0fc33ee..575606e24 100644
--- a/examples/framework-alpine/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-alpine/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Counter from '../components/Counter.astro';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<style>
 			html,
diff --git a/examples/framework-multiple/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-multiple/src/pages/index.astro
index 48c4e15d0..87f85d2dd 100644
--- a/examples/framework-multiple/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-multiple/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import SvelteCounter from '../components/SvelteCounter.svelte';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 	</head>
 	<body>
diff --git a/examples/framework-preact/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-preact/src/pages/index.astro
index d9daa1acd..2810ca658 100644
--- a/examples/framework-preact/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-preact/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Counter from '../components/Counter';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<style>
 			html,
diff --git a/examples/framework-react/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-react/src/pages/index.astro
index 8593264c9..4810006a6 100644
--- a/examples/framework-react/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-react/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const someProps = {
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<style>
 			html,
diff --git a/examples/framework-solid/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-solid/src/pages/index.astro
index ce5961a5f..160c74227 100644
--- a/examples/framework-solid/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-solid/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Counter from '../components/Counter';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<style>
 			html,
diff --git a/examples/framework-svelte/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-svelte/src/pages/index.astro
index 2cc0fed69..08379ff89 100644
--- a/examples/framework-svelte/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-svelte/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Counter from '../components/Counter.svelte';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<style>
 			html,
diff --git a/examples/framework-vue/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/framework-vue/src/pages/index.astro
index 98a667f77..8d0b88665 100644
--- a/examples/framework-vue/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/framework-vue/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Counter from '../components/Counter.vue';
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<style>
 			html,
diff --git a/examples/minimal/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/minimal/src/pages/index.astro
index 4389d5d25..554de1a39 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/minimal/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Astro</title>
 	</head>
 	<body>
diff --git a/examples/non-html-pages/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/non-html-pages/src/pages/index.astro
index 6d3873c44..18fe9b9da 100644
--- a/examples/non-html-pages/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/non-html-pages/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Astro</title>
 	</head>
 	<body>
diff --git a/examples/portfolio/src/components/MainHead.astro b/examples/portfolio/src/components/MainHead.astro
index 956f167ed..ea21f76d2 100644
--- a/examples/portfolio/src/components/MainHead.astro
+++ b/examples/portfolio/src/components/MainHead.astro
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const {
 <meta charset="UTF-8" />
 <meta name="description" property="og:description" content={description} />
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 <title>{title}</title>
 
 <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
diff --git a/examples/subpath/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/subpath/src/pages/index.astro
index d0fca73f5..d69690eca 100644
--- a/examples/subpath/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/subpath/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Time from '../components/Time.jsx';
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Welcome to Astro</title>
 	</head>
 
diff --git a/examples/with-nanostores/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/examples/with-nanostores/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 0eb4ecb76..5282ddf90 100644
--- a/examples/with-nanostores/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/examples/with-nanostores/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const { title } = Astro.props as Props;
 <head>
 	<meta charset="UTF-8">
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
+	<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 	<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 	<title>{title}</title>
 </head>
diff --git a/examples/with-tailwindcss/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/with-tailwindcss/src/pages/index.astro
index 72b24edb9..a36b41eda 100644
--- a/examples/with-tailwindcss/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/with-tailwindcss/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Button from '../components/Button.astro';
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Astro + TailwindCSS</title>
 	</head>
 
diff --git a/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/src/pages/index.astro
index 94596d8df..4a9bca7e2 100644
--- a/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		<meta charset="utf-8" />
 		<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<title>Welcome to Astro</title>
 	</head>
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index 1a4b64b3b..28b46bdc8 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,16 @@ export interface AstroGlobalPartial {
 	 * [Astro reference](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/api-reference/#astrosite)
 	 */
 	site: URL | undefined;
+	/**
+	 * Returns a string with the current version of Astro.
+	 *
+	 * Useful for using `<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />` or crediting Astro in a site footer.
+	 *
+	 * [HTML Specification for `generator`](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#meta-generator)
+	 *
+	 * [Astro reference](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/api-reference/#astrogenerator)
+	 */
+	generator: string;
 }
 
 type ServerConfig = {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts
index 150937a9d..df3de955a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/server/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const htmlBooleanAttributes =
 const htmlEnumAttributes = /^(contenteditable|draggable|spellcheck|value)$/i;
 // Note: SVG is case-sensitive!
 const svgEnumAttributes = /^(autoReverse|externalResourcesRequired|focusable|preserveAlpha)$/i;
+// process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION is injected when we build and publish the astro package.
+const ASTRO_VERSION = process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION ?? 'development';
 
 // INVESTIGATE:
 // 2. Less anys when possible and make it well known when they are needed.
@@ -530,6 +532,7 @@ export function createAstro(
 	const projectRoot = new URL(projectRootStr);
 	return {
 		site,
+		generator: `Astro v${ASTRO_VERSION}`,
 		fetchContent: createDeprecatedFetchContentFn(),
 		glob: createAstroGlobFn(),
 		// INVESTIGATE is there a use-case for multi args?
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/astro-generator.test.js b/packages/astro/test/astro-generator.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ab7fd30c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/astro-generator.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
+import { loadFixture } from './test-utils.js';
+
+describe('Astro generator', () => {
+	let fixture;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		fixture = await loadFixture({
+			root: './fixtures/astro-generator/',
+		});
+		await fixture.build();
+	});
+
+	describe('build', () => {
+		it('Defines Astro.generator', async () => {
+			const html = await fixture.readFile(`/index.html`);
+			const $ = cheerio.load(html);
+
+			expect($('meta[name="generator"]').attr('content')).to.match(/^Astro v/);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator/package.json b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fe696624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "@test/astro-generator",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "astro": "workspace:*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator/src/pages/index.astro b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator/src/pages/index.astro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d86ac540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+let title = 'My App'
+---
+
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator}>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <footer>
+			Built with <a href="https://astro.build">{Astro.generator}</a>
+		</footer>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 20d664cb9..cae292be0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1189,6 +1189,12 @@ importers:
       '@astrojs/preact': link:../../../../integrations/preact
       astro: link:../../..
 
+  packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-generator:
+    specifiers:
+      astro: workspace:*
+    dependencies:
+      astro: link:../../..
+
   packages/astro/test/fixtures/astro-get-static-paths:
     specifiers:
       astro: workspace:*
