diff --git a/cinderclient/shell.py b/cinderclient/shell.py
index 6594f7f79..a6929dbbb 100644
--- a/cinderclient/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/shell.py
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ class OpenStackCinderShell(object):
                             action='store_true',
                             help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 
+        parser.add_argument('--version',
+                            action='version',
+                            version=cinderclient.__version__)
+
         parser.add_argument('--debug',
                             action='store_true',
                             default=utils.env('CINDERCLIENT_DEBUG',