diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index ee57f80..c3a11df 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import pyqrcode
 import traceback
 import codecs
 import base64
+import pkg_resources
 
 """The command line arguments"""
 args = None
@@ -349,6 +350,8 @@ def main():
 
     parser.set_defaults(router=None)
 
+    parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version=f"{pkg_resources.require('meshtastic')[0].version}")
+
     global args
     args = parser.parse_args()
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if args.debug else logging.INFO)