diff --git a/du/du.rs b/du/du.rs
index e0e2e9c11..1cd086a2a 100644
--- a/du/du.rs
+++ b/du/du.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ SIZE  is  an  integer and optional unit (example: 10M is 10*1024*1024).
 Units are K, M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of 1024) or KB, MB, ...  (pow‐
 ers of 1000).");
         return
+    } else if matches.opt_present("version") {
+        println!("du version: {}", VERSION);
+        return
     }
 
     let options = Options{