diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index c11b4b0..a487481 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@ usage() {
 
 APKBUILD="${APKBUILD:-./APKBUILD}"
 unset force
-while getopts ":AcdD:fFhkKmnP:qrRs:uv" opt; do
+while getopts ":AcdD:fFhkKmnP:qrRs:uvV" opt; do
 	case $opt in
 		'A') echo "$CARCH"; exit 0;;
 		'c') enable_colors
@@ -2513,6 +2513,7 @@ while getopts ":AcdD:fFhkKmnP:qrRs:uv" opt; do
 		'r') install_deps="-r";;
 		's') SRCDEST=$OPTARG;;
 		'v') set -x;;
+		'V') echo "$program $program_version"; exit 0;;
 		'?') die "Unrecognized option: $OPTARG";;
 	esac
 done