diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f608c62..500edef 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 
 int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+	
+	if(argc==2 &&  strcmp(argv[1],"--version")==0  ||  strcmp(argv[1],"-v")==0 ){
+		printf("KmerInShort version 1.0.1\n");
+		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	}
+	
     try
     {
         // We run the tool with the provided command line arguments.