diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c64555d..a6d09b7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp) {
 
     ASSERT(parser.registerStringOption("config", "c", "Set a custom config path"));
     ASSERT(parser.registerBoolOption("verbose", "", "Enable more logging"));
+    ASSERT(parser.registerBoolOption("version", "v", "Show hyprpaper's version"));
     ASSERT(parser.registerBoolOption("help", "h", "Show the help menu"));
 
     if (const auto ret = parser.parse(); !ret) {
@@ -26,6 +27,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp) {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (parser.getBool("version").value_or(false)) {
+        std::println("hyprpaper v{}", HYPRPAPER_VERSION);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if (parser.getBool("verbose").value_or(false)) {
         g_logger->setLogLevel(LOG_TRACE);
         g_state->verbose = true;