diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3151429..c33557c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alecthomas/repr"
 )
 
+const VERSION = `v0.0.3`
+
 func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		if os.Args[1] == "-v" {
+			fmt.Printf("This is sway-descratch version %s\n", VERSION)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// we need a session to sway via IPC
 	ipc := swayipc.NewSwayIPC()