diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/client/DockerClient.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/client/DockerClient.java
index 22e54d047..34dbfa1ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/client/DockerClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/docker/workflow/client/DockerClient.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public void rm(@Nonnull EnvVars launchEnv, @Nonnull String containerId) throws I
      * otherwise {@code null}.
      */
     public @CheckForNull VersionNumber version() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-        LaunchResult result = launch(new EnvVars(), true, "-v");
+        LaunchResult result = launch(new EnvVars(), true, "--version");
         if (result.getStatus() == 0) {
             return parseVersionNumber(result.getOut());
         } else {