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diff --git a/guix/pk-crypto.scm b/guix/pk-crypto.scm
index b9ab02861c..481d3f2463 100644
--- a/guix/pk-crypto.scm
+++ b/guix/pk-crypto.scm
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
#:use-module (system foreign)
#:use-module (rnrs bytevectors)
#:use-module (ice-9 match)
- #:export (canonical-sexp?
+ #:export (gcrypt-version
+ canonical-sexp?
error-source
error-string
string->canonical-sexp
@@ -86,6 +87,17 @@
"Return a pointer to symbol FUNC in libgcrypt."
(dynamic-func func lib))))
+(define gcrypt-version
+ ;; According to the manual, this function must be called before any other,
+ ;; and it's not clear whether it can be called more than once. So call it
+ ;; right here from the top level.
+ (let* ((ptr (libgcrypt-func "gcry_check_version"))
+ (proc (pointer->procedure '* ptr '(*)))
+ (version (pointer->string (proc %null-pointer))))
+ (lambda ()
+ "Return the version number of libgcrypt as a string."
+ version)))
+
(define finalize-canonical-sexp!
(libgcrypt-func "gcry_sexp_release"))