diff --git a/calathea.c b/calathea.c
index 077426d..e53fb6b 100644
--- a/calathea.c
+++ b/calathea.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <argp.h>
 #include <cmark.h>
 
+static const char *VERSION = "1.0.0-beta.1";
+
 // Structure defining the content and metadata of a single page
 struct Page {
   char title[80];
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ char * substitute_string(char dest[], char sub[], char *start, char *end) {
 
 static struct argp_option options[] = {
   { "src", 's', "dir", 0, "Source directory of pages", 0 },
+  { "version", 'v', 0, 0, "Print the version", 0 },
   { "template", 't', "file", 0, "Template file path", 0 },
   { "output", 'o', "dir", 0, "Output directory", 0 },
   { 0 }
@@ -230,6 +233,9 @@ static char *templateFileName = "./template.html";
 static char *outputDirectoryName = "./build";
 
 static int parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
+  // Suppress unused parameter warnings
+  (void) state;
+
   switch (key) {
     case 's': {
       pagesLocation = arg;
@@ -243,6 +249,10 @@ static int parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
       outputDirectoryName = arg;
       break;
     }
+    case 'v': {
+      printf("v%s\n", VERSION);
+      exit(0);
+    }
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ static int parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   int initialInboundCapacity = 2;
 
-  struct argp argp = {options, parse_opt, 0, 0 };
+  struct argp argp = {options, parse_opt, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 
   argp_parse(&argp, argc, argv, 0, 0, 0);