diff --git a/cmd/dnsupdater/main.go b/cmd/dnsupdater/main.go
index c3bb9c1..008a915 100644
--- a/cmd/dnsupdater/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dnsupdater/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -11,11 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
+var version string = "(unknown)"
+
 func main() {
 	configFile := flag.String("config", "./config.yml", "configuration file")
+	versionFlag := flag.Bool("v", false, "Prints the version")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if *versionFlag {
+		fmt.Println(version)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{
 		Out:        os.Stderr,
 		TimeFormat: time.RFC3339,