@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ dev = [
 {%- endif %}
 ]
 
+{%- if contains_code %}
+# Command-line scripts that can be run after installing the package
+[project.scripts]
+{{package_name}}_version = "{{package_name}}_cli.{{package_name}}_version:main"
+{%- endif %}
+
 [build-system]
 requires = [
     "setuptools>=62", # Used to build and package the Python project
 
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""Display basic version information to standard out."""
+
+from {{package_name}}._version import __version__
+
+
+def main():
+    """The main function for the example file."""
+    print(f"{{package_name}}: {__version__}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()