diff --git a/src/macos/macos.zig b/src/macos/macos.zig
index 6e97017..8a43efd 100644
--- a/src/macos/macos.zig
+++ b/src/macos/macos.zig
@@ -65,3 +65,21 @@ pub fn getSystemUptime() !SystemUptime {
         .minutes = @as(i8, @intFromFloat(minutes)),
     };
 }
+
+pub fn getShell(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
+    const shell = try std.process.getEnvVarOwned(allocator, "SHELL");
+
+    var child = std.process.Child.init(&[_][]const u8{ shell, "--version" }, allocator);
+    // defer child.deinit();
+
+    child.stdout_behavior = .Pipe;
+    child.stderr_behavior = .Pipe;
+
+    try child.spawn();
+
+    const output = try child.stdout.?.reader().readAllAlloc(allocator, 1024 * 1024);
+
+    _ = try child.wait();
+
+    return output;
+}