diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index a56d2fe..5d43fe9 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ Flags (advanced):
     return
   }
 
+  if (argv.version) {
+    console.log(cliOptions.version)
+    process.exitCode = 0
+    return
+  }
+
   cliOptions.eslintConfig.overrideConfig.parserOptions.project = _getTSConfigPath(
     CURRENT_WORKING_DIRECTORY,
     argv.project
diff --git a/test/cli.js b/test/cli.js
index 043a53c..d54d73f 100644
--- a/test/cli.js
+++ b/test/cli.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 
 import test from 'tape'
 import crossSpawn from 'cross-spawn'
+import options from '../options.js'
 
 const CLI_PATH = fileURLToPath(new URL('../cli.js', import.meta.url))
 
@@ -16,3 +17,20 @@ test('command line usage: --help', (t) => {
     t.equal(code, 0, 'zero exit code')
   })
 })
+
+test('command line usage: --version', (t) => {
+  t.plan(2)
+
+  const child = crossSpawn(CLI_PATH, ['--version'])
+  child.on('error', (err) => {
+    t.fail(err)
+  })
+
+  child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+    t.equal(data.toString().trim(), options.version, 'version matches')
+  })
+
+  child.on('close', (code) => {
+    t.equal(code, 0, 'zero exit code')
+  })
+})