diff --git a/src/esxport_cli.py b/src/esxport_cli.py
index 5daba9b..b4afcb8 100644
--- a/src/esxport_cli.py
+++ b/src/esxport_cli.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from src.click_opt.click_custom import JSON, sort
 from src.constant import META_FIELDS
 from src.elastic import ElasticsearchClient
+from src.strings import cli_version
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def print_version(ctx: Context, _: Parameter, value: bool) -> None:  # noqa: FBT
     """Print Version information."""
     if not value or ctx.resilient_parsing:
         return
-    click.echo(f"EsXport Cli {__version__}")
+    click.echo(cli_version.format(__version__=__version__))
     ctx.exit()
 
 
diff --git a/src/strings.py b/src/strings.py
index 048b4f1..c235c3d 100644
--- a/src/strings.py
+++ b/src/strings.py
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 meta_field_not_found = "Meta Field {field} not found"
 invalid_sort_format = 'Invalid input format: "{value}". Use the format "field:sort_order".'
 invalid_query_format = "{value} is not a valid json string, caused {exc}"
+cli_version = "EsXport Cli {__version__}"
diff --git a/test/click/cli_test.py b/test/click/cli_test.py
index 38f4848..073e59c 100644
--- a/test/click/cli_test.py
+++ b/test/click/cli_test.py
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
+from src.__init__ import __version__
 from src.esxport import EsXport
 from src.esxport_cli import cli
-from src.strings import invalid_query_format, invalid_sort_format
+from src.strings import cli_version, invalid_query_format, invalid_sort_format
 
 args = {
     "q": '{"query":{"match_all":{}}}',
@@ -129,3 +130,14 @@ def test_error_is_rasied_on_invalid_json(self: Self, cli_runner: CliRunner) -> N
         json_error_message = invalid_query_format.format(value="@", exc="")
         assert json_error_message in result.output
         assert result.exit_code == usage_error_code
+
+    def test_cli_version_check(self: Self, cli_runner: CliRunner) -> None:
+        """Test version is printed correctly."""
+        result = cli_runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            ["-v"],
+            catch_exceptions=False,
+        )
+        version_message = cli_version.format(__version__=__version__)
+        assert version_message == result.output.strip()
+        assert result.exit_code == 0