diff --git a/src/blurb/blurb.py b/src/blurb/blurb.py
index 4930bb4..27c3e3d 100755
--- a/src/blurb/blurb.py
+++ b/src/blurb/blurb.py
@@ -742,6 +742,15 @@ def get_subcommand(subcommand):
 
 
 
+@subcommand
+def version():
+    """
+Print blurb version.
+    """
+    print("blurb version", __version__)
+
+
+
 @subcommand
 def help(subcommand=None):
     """
@@ -818,6 +827,8 @@ def help(subcommand=None):
 
 # Make "blurb --help" work.
 subcommands["--help"] = help
+subcommands["--version"] = version
+subcommands["-v"] = version
 
 
 @subcommand
@@ -1205,7 +1216,7 @@ def main():
     fn = get_subcommand(subcommand)
 
     # hack
-    if fn in (test, help):
+    if fn in (help, test, version):
         sys.exit(fn(*args))
 
     try:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4956937..fa69718 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ commands =
       {posargs}
     blurb test
     blurb help
+    blurb --version
     {envpython} -I -m blurb test
     {envpython} -I -m blurb help
+    {envpython} -I -m blurb version