diff --git a/apps/designcraft-cli/src/main.rs b/apps/designcraft-cli/src/main.rs
index 2c3bd5d..8c4ee3f 100644
--- a/apps/designcraft-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/designcraft-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 //! designcraft-cli perf [--pages N] [--frames N] [--chars N] [--images N] [--runs N] [--strict]  # budgets on a synthetic stress document
 //! designcraft-cli bench FILE [--runs N]  # the same measurements on one document
 //! designcraft-cli links                   # Discord, website, app page and GitHub links
+//! designcraft-cli --version               # print the version
 //! ```
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ use serde_json::{Value, json};
 fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().skip(1).collect();
     match args.first().map(String::as_str) {
+        Some("--version" | "-V" | "version") => {
+            println!("designcraft-cli {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+            ExitCode::SUCCESS
+        }
         Some("run") => report(run(&args[1..])),
         Some("commands") => {
             let s = Session::new();
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
         }
         _ => {
             eprintln!(
-                "usage: designcraft-cli run [--in FILE | --sample] [--cmd ID[=JSON]]... [--page N] [--scale S] [--pdf-options JSON] [--export OUT] [--all-pages DIR]\n       designcraft-cli commands [FILTER]\n       designcraft-cli describe COMMAND\n       designcraft-cli script [FILE|-] [--in FILE | --sample] [--connect PORT] [--save OUT] [--export OUT] [--keep-going]\n       designcraft-cli app [--port PORT] COMMAND [JSON] | --method METHOD [JSON]\n       designcraft-cli mcp [--connect PORT] [--sample]\n       designcraft-cli perf [--pages N] [--runs N] [--strict]\n       designcraft-cli bench FILE [--runs N]\n       designcraft-cli links"
+                "usage: designcraft-cli run [--in FILE | --sample] [--cmd ID[=JSON]]... [--page N] [--scale S] [--pdf-options JSON] [--export OUT] [--all-pages DIR]\n       designcraft-cli commands [FILTER]\n       designcraft-cli describe COMMAND\n       designcraft-cli script [FILE|-] [--in FILE | --sample] [--connect PORT] [--save OUT] [--export OUT] [--keep-going]\n       designcraft-cli app [--port PORT] COMMAND [JSON] | --method METHOD [JSON]\n       designcraft-cli mcp [--connect PORT] [--sample]\n       designcraft-cli perf [--pages N] [--runs N] [--strict]\n       designcraft-cli bench FILE [--runs N]\n       designcraft-cli links\n       designcraft-cli --version"
             );
             eprintln!(
                 "\nCommunity: {}  ·  {}  ·  {}",