diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 831a2c6..1479022 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ var npmci_publish_2 = require("./npmci.publish");
 exports.publish = npmci_publish_2.publish;
 var command;
 var commandOption;
-plugins.commander
-    .version(npmciInfo.version)
+var commander = plugins.commander
+    .option("-v", "--version", "print version")
     .arguments('<commandarg> [commandoptionarg]')
     .action(function (commandarg, commandoptionarg) {
     command = commandarg;
     commandOption = commandoptionarg;
 });
 plugins.commander.parse(process.argv);
+if (commander.version) {
+    console.log(npmciInfo.version);
+    process.exit(0);
+}
 if (typeof command === 'undefined') {
     console.error('no command given!');
     process.exit(1);
@@ -70,4 +74,4 @@ switch (command) {
         break;
 }
 
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 624f85f..a3ea7cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "npmci": "dist/index.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "(npmts)"
+    "test": "(npmts) && (npm run testVersion)",
+    "testVersion":"node dist/index.js -v"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index f5822b1..da3a8f9 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export {publish} from "./npmci.publish";
 let command;
 let commandOption:string;
 
-plugins.commander
-    .version(npmciInfo.version)
+let commander = plugins.commander
+    .option("-v","--version","print version")
     .arguments('<commandarg> [commandoptionarg]')
     .action(function (commandarg, commandoptionarg) {
         command = commandarg;
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ plugins.commander
     });
  
 plugins.commander.parse(process.argv);
- 
+
+if(commander.version) {
+    console.log(npmciInfo.version);
+    process.exit(0);
+}
+
 if (typeof command === 'undefined') {
     console.error('no command given!');
     process.exit(1);