diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45bf15a..2a01049 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ textual-paint
 
 ```
 $ python3 paint.py --help
-usage: paint.py [-h] [--theme {light,dark}] [--language {ar,cs,da,de,el,en,es,fi,fr,he,hu,it,ja,ko,nl,no,pl,pt,pt-br,ru,sk,sl,sv,tr,zh,zh-simplified}] [--ascii-only-icons]
-                [--inspect-layout] [--clear-screen] [--restart-on-changes]
+usage: paint.py [-h] [--version] [--theme {light,dark}]
+                [--language {ar,cs,da,de,el,en,es,fi,fr,he,hu,it,ja,ko,nl,no,pl,pt,pt-br,ru,sk,sl,sv,tr,zh,zh-simplified}]
+                [--ascii-only-icons] [--inspect-layout] [--clear-screen] [--restart-on-changes]
                 [filename]
 
 Paint in the terminal.
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --version             show program's version number and exit
   --theme {light,dark}  Theme to use, either "light" or "dark"
   --language {ar,cs,da,de,el,en,es,fi,fr,he,hu,it,ja,ko,nl,no,pl,pt,pt-br,ru,sk,sl,sv,tr,zh,zh-simplified}
                         Language to use
diff --git a/src/textual_paint/paint.py b/src/textual_paint/paint.py
index 4d08f69..f03442f 100755
--- a/src/textual_paint/paint.py
+++ b/src/textual_paint/paint.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ from localization.i18n import get as _, load_language, remove_hotkey
 from enhanced_directory_tree import EnhancedDirectoryTree
 from wallpaper import get_config_dir, set_wallpaper
 
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
 observer = None
 
 def restart_program():
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ inspect_layout = False
 # Command line arguments
 # Please keep in sync with the README
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Paint in the terminal.')
+parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version=f'%(prog)s {__version__}')
 parser.add_argument('--theme', default='light', help='Theme to use, either "light" or "dark"', choices=['light', 'dark'])
 parser.add_argument('--language', default='en', help='Language to use', choices=['ar', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'pt-br', 'ru', 'sk', 'sl', 'sv', 'tr', 'zh', 'zh-simplified'])
 parser.add_argument('--ascii-only-icons', action='store_true', help='Use only ASCII characters for tool icons')
@@ -2279,11 +2282,11 @@ class PaintApp(App[None]):
             title=_("About Paint"),
             handle_button=lambda button: window.close(),
         )
-        window.content.mount(Static("""🎨 [b]Textual Paint[/b]
+        window.content.mount(Static(f"""🎨 [b]Textual Paint[/b]
 
 [i]MS Paint in your terminal.[/i]
 
-[b]Version:[/b] 0.1.0
+[b]Version:[/b] {__version__}
 [b]Author:[/b] [link=https://isaiahodhner.io/]Isaiah Odhner[/link]
 [b]License:[/b] [link=https://github.com/1j01/textual-paint/blob/main/LICENSE.txt]MIT[/link]
 [b]Source Code:[/b] [link=https://github.com/1j01/textual-paint]github.com/1j01/textual-paint[/link]