diff --git a/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic.hpp b/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic.hpp
index 8e78e51c..3832c0fe 100644
--- a/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic.hpp
+++ b/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class File {
   [[nodiscard]] std::uint64_t nbins() const;
   [[nodiscard]] std::uint64_t nchroms() const;
   [[nodiscard]] const std::string &assembly() const noexcept;
+  [[nodiscard]] const phmap::flat_hash_map<std::string, std::string> &attributes() const noexcept;
   [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<std::uint32_t> &avail_resolutions() const noexcept;
   [[nodiscard]] bool has_normalization(std::string_view normalization) const;
   [[nodiscard]] std::vector<balancing::Method> avail_normalizations() const;
diff --git a/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic/impl/hic_file_impl.hpp b/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic/impl/hic_file_impl.hpp
index c8feb143..7737702a 100644
--- a/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic/impl/hic_file_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/libhictk/hic/include/hictk/hic/impl/hic_file_impl.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ inline const Reference& File::chromosomes() const noexcept { return bins().chrom
 
 inline const std::string& File::assembly() const noexcept { return _fs->header().genomeID; }
 
+inline const phmap::flat_hash_map<std::string, std::string>& File::attributes() const noexcept {
+  return _fs->header().attributes;
+}
+
 inline const std::vector<std::uint32_t>& File::avail_resolutions() const noexcept {
   return _fs->header().resolutions;
 }
diff --git a/test/units/hic/hic_file_test.cpp b/test/units/hic/hic_file_test.cpp
index 1f114d7b..4f7ffac5 100644
--- a/test/units/hic/hic_file_test.cpp
+++ b/test/units/hic/hic_file_test.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HiC: file accessors", "[hic][short]") {
   CHECK(f.version() == 8);
   CHECK(f.chromosomes().size() == 9);
   CHECK(f.assembly() == "dm6");
+  CHECK(f.attributes().at("software") == "Juicer Tools Version 1.22.01");
 
   CHECK(f.avail_resolutions().size() == 10);
   CHECK(f.avail_resolutions().front() == 1'000);