diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7b587d8fa6eb02c36643fccbfcc5ece0e3523d37..7d390454567c4aff67019aa85f5ccf8fd53d5b28 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+var Version = "develop"
+
 func main() {
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("gomodinit", flag.ExitOnError)
+	versionFlag := fs.Bool("version", false, "Print version and exit")
 	if err := fs.Parse(os.Args[1:]); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if *versionFlag {
+		fmt.Printf("gomodinit %s\n", Version)
 		return
 	}