2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/oxidized.rb b/lib/oxidized.rb
index e92224a..dfd9679 100644
--- a/lib/oxidized.rb
+++ b/lib/oxidized.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Oxidized
 
   Directory = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../'))
 
+  require 'oxidized/version'
   require 'oxidized/string'
   require 'oxidized/config'
   require 'oxidized/config/vars'
diff --git a/lib/oxidized/cli.rb b/lib/oxidized/cli.rb
index d35eab3..0594dcb 100644
--- a/lib/oxidized/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/oxidized/cli.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ module Oxidized
       opts = Slop.new(:help=>true) do
         on 'd', 'debug', 'turn on debugging'
         on 'daemonize',  'Daemonize/fork the process'
+        on 'v', 'version', 'show version' do
+          puts Oxidized::VERSION
+          Kernel.exit
+        end
       end
       [opts.parse!, opts]
     end