diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Args.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Args.java
index 492310b..5b8ab1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Args.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Args.java
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public class Args {
 				.valueSeparator() //
 				.hasArgs() //
 				.build());
+		OPTIONS.addOption(Option.builder() //
+				.longOpt("version") //
+				.desc("Prints version and exits") //
+				.hasArg(false)
+				.build());
 	}
 
 	private final String bindAddr;
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ public class Args {
 	private final Properties vaultPasswordFiles;
 	private final Map<String, PasswordStrategy> passwordStrategies;
 	private final Properties fuseMountPoints;
+	private final boolean hasVersion;
 
 	public Args(CommandLine commandLine) throws ParseException {
 		if (commandLine.hasOption("bind") && commandLine.hasOption("port")) {
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ public Args(CommandLine commandLine) throws ParseException {
 		this.vaultPasswordFiles = commandLine.getOptionProperties("passwordfile");
 		this.passwordStrategies = new HashMap<>();
 		this.fuseMountPoints = commandLine.getOptionProperties("fusemount");
+		this.hasVersion = commandLine.hasOption("version");
 	}
 
 	public boolean hasValidWebDavConf() {
@@ -162,4 +169,8 @@ public Path getFuseMountPoint(String vaultName) {
 		Path mountPointPath = Paths.get(mountPoint);
 		return mountPointPath;
 	}
+
+	public boolean hasVersion() {
+		return hasVersion;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java
index ed2fc48..d416ec8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ public class CryptomatorCli {
 	public static void main(String[] rawArgs) throws IOException {
 		try {
 			Args args = Args.parse(rawArgs);
+
+			// print version and exit if --version option present.
+			if (args.hasVersion()) {
+				printVersion();
+				return;
+			}
+
 			validate(args);
 			startup(args);
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
@@ -75,6 +82,7 @@ private static void validate(Args args) throws IllegalArgumentException {
 	}
 
 	private static void startup(Args args) throws IOException {
+		LOG.info("Starting Cryptomator CLI {}", Version.IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION);
 		Optional<WebDav> server = initWebDavServer(args);
 		ArrayList<FuseMount> mounts = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -151,4 +159,9 @@ private static void waitForShutdown(Runnable runnable) {
 			LOG.error("Main thread blocking failed.");
 		}
 	}
+
+	private static void printVersion() {
+		String version = Version.IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION;
+		System.out.println(version);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Version.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1fac09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/Version.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.cryptomator.cli;
+
+public class Version {
+    public static final String IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION = getImplementationVersion();
+
+    private static String getImplementationVersion() {
+        return Version.class
+                .getPackage()
+                .getImplementationVersion();
+    }
+}