diff --git a/chart_review/cli.py b/chart_review/cli.py
index bcac523..88a71de 100644
--- a/chart_review/cli.py
+++ b/chart_review/cli.py
@@ -3,14 +3,21 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
 
+import chart_review
 from chart_review.commands import accuracy, info
 
 
 def define_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     """Fills out an argument parser with all the CLI options."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(required=True)
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--version",
+        action="version",
+        version=f"chart-review {chart_review.__version__}",
+    )
+
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(required=True)
     accuracy.make_subparser(subparsers.add_parser("accuracy"))
     info.make_subparser(subparsers.add_parser("info"))
 
diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 640f10c..28927fa 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     @staticmethod
     def run_cli(*args) -> str:
-        stdout = io.StringIO()
-        with contextlib.redirect_stdout(stdout):
+        with TestCase.capture_stdout() as stdout:
             cli.main_cli(list(args))
         return stdout.getvalue()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def capture_stdout() -> io.StringIO:
+        stdout = io.StringIO()
+        with contextlib.redirect_stdout(stdout):
+            yield stdout
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8fab0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+"""Tests for cli.py"""
+
+import chart_review
+from chart_review import cli
+from tests import base
+
+
+class TestCommandLine(base.TestCase):
+    """Test case for the CLI entry point"""
+
+    def test_version(self):
+        # Manually capture stdout (rather than helper self.run_cli) because --version actually
+        # exits the program, and we have to handle the exception rather than just grabbing the
+        # return value which would be more convenient.
+        with self.capture_stdout() as stdout:
+            with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
+                cli.main_cli(["--version"])
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, cm.exception.code)
+
+        version = chart_review.__version__
+        self.assertEqual(f"chart-review {version}\n", stdout.getvalue())