diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b60f9e2..5c4b31fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ optional arguments:
   -t N, --timeout N     timeout (in seconds) for connection and reading
                         (default: 5)
   -v, --verbose         enable verbose output
+  -V, --version         show version and exit
   --conn-rate-test N[:max_rate]
                         perform a connection rate test (useful for collecting
                         metrics related to susceptibility of the DHEat vuln).
diff --git a/src/ssh_audit/ssh_audit.py b/src/ssh_audit/ssh_audit.py
index 67b90db9..20a37ab9 100755
--- a/src/ssh_audit/ssh_audit.py
+++ b/src/ssh_audit/ssh_audit.py
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ def process_commandline(out: OutputBuffer, args: List[str]) -> 'AuditConf':  # p
     parser.add_argument("-T", "--targets", action="store", dest="targets", metavar="targets.txt", type=str, default=None, help="a file containing a list of target hosts (one per line, format HOST[:PORT]). Use -p/--port to set the default port for all hosts.  Use --threads to control concurrent scans")
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--timeout", action="store", dest="timeout", metavar="N", type=int, default=5, help="timeout (in seconds) for connection and reading (default: %(default)s)")
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", dest="verbose", default=False, help="enable verbose output")
+    parser.add_argument("-V", "--version", action="store_true", dest="version", default=False, help="show version and exit")
 
     # Add long options to the parser
     parser.add_argument("--conn-rate-test", action="store", dest="conn_rate_test", metavar="N[:max_rate]", type=str, default=None, help="perform a connection rate test (useful for collecting metrics related to susceptibility of the DHEat vuln). Testing is conducted with N concurrent sockets with an optional maximum rate of connections per second")
@@ -810,6 +811,11 @@ def process_commandline(out: OutputBuffer, args: List[str]) -> 'AuditConf':  # p
     try:
         argument = parser.parse_args(args=args)
 
+        # Print version and exit.
+        if argument.version is True:
+            print(VERSION)
+            sys.exit(exitcodes.GOOD)
+
         # Set simple flags.
         aconf.client_audit = argument.client_audit
         aconf.ipv4 = argument.ipv4
diff --git a/ssh-audit.1 b/ssh-audit.1
index 24f60d51..1d22eabe 100644
--- a/ssh-audit.1
+++ b/ssh-audit.1
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ The number of threads to use when scanning multiple targets (with -T/--targets).
 .br
 Enable verbose output.
 
+.TP
+.B -V, \-\-version
+.br
+Show version and exit.
+
 
 .SH STANDARD AUDIT
 .PP