diff --git a/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
index 19a4993..1af3b65 100644
--- a/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ set_target_properties(GreeterStandalone PROPERTIES
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(GreeterStandalone Greeter cxxopts)
+target_compile_definitions(GreeterStandalone PRIVATE -DGREETER_VERSION=\"${Greeter_VERSION}\")
diff --git a/standalone/source/main.cpp b/standalone/source/main.cpp
index 70460ef..796b9d4 100644
--- a/standalone/source/main.cpp
+++ b/standalone/source/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // clang-format off
   options.add_options()
     ("h,help", "Show help")
+    ("v,version", "Print the current version")
     ("n,name", "Name to greet", cxxopts::value(name)->default_value("World"))
     ("l,lang", "Language code to use", cxxopts::value(language)->default_value("en"))
   ;
@@ -31,11 +32,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   if (result["help"].as<bool>()) {
     std::cout << options.help() << std::endl;
     return 0;
+  } else if (result["version"].as<bool>()) {
+    std::cout << "Greeter " << GREETER_VERSION << std::endl;
+    return 0;
   }
 
   auto langIt = languages.find(language);
   if (langIt == languages.end()) {
-    std::cout << "unknown language code: " << language << std::endl;
+    std::cerr << "unknown language code: " << language << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }