diff --git a/nbstripout.py b/nbstripout.py
index e058849..6443861 100755
--- a/nbstripout.py
+++ b/nbstripout.py
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ def main():
             sys.exit(install())
         if sys.argv[1] in ['uninstall', '--uninstall']:
             sys.exit(uninstall())
+        if sys.argv[1] in ['version', '--version']:
+            print(__version__)
+            sys.exit(0)
 
         force = False
         filenames = sys.argv[1:]