diff --git a/libsast/__init__.py b/libsast/__init__.py
index 440bd3f..7ba1b5b 100644
--- a/libsast/__init__.py
+++ b/libsast/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 __title__ = 'libsast'
 __authors__ = 'Ajin Abraham'
 __copyright__ = f'Copyright {year} Ajin Abraham, opensecurity.in'
-__version__ = '3.1.5'
+__version__ = '3.1.6'
 __version_info__ = tuple(int(i) for i in __version__.split('.'))
 __all__ = [
     'Scanner',
diff --git a/libsast/__main__.py b/libsast/__main__.py
index 4c1323a..54dc9b2 100644
--- a/libsast/__main__.py
+++ b/libsast/__main__.py
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ def main():
                         help='No of CPU cores to use. Use all cores by default',
                         type=int,
                         required=False)
+    parser.add_argument('-mp', '--multiprocessing',
+                        help=('Multiprocessing strategy to use.'
+                              ' Options: default, thread, billiard'),
+                        default='default',
+                        type=str,
+                        required=False)
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--version',
                         help='Show libsast version',
                         required=False,
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ def main():
             'ignore_paths': args.ignore_paths,
             'show_progress': args.show_progress,
             'cpu_core': args.cpu_core,
+            'multiprocessing': args.multiprocessing,
         }
         result = Scanner(options, args.path).scan()
         output(args.output, result)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7636638..638f2e6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "libsast"
-version = "3.1.5"
+version = "3.1.6"
 description = "A generic SAST library built on top of semgrep and regex"
 keywords = ["libsast", "SAST", "Python SAST", "SAST API", "Regex SAST", "Pattern Matcher"]
 authors = ["Ajin Abraham <ajin@opensecurity.in>"]