diff --git a/apps/wing/src/cli.ts b/apps/wing/src/cli.ts
index b3de87ce9cb..dbec35a87f7 100644
--- a/apps/wing/src/cli.ts
+++ b/apps/wing/src/cli.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async function main() {
     showGlobalOptions: true,
   });
 
-  program.name("wing").version(PACKAGE_VERSION);
+  program.name("wing").version(PACKAGE_VERSION, "-v, --version, -V", "output the current version");
 
   program
     .option("--debug", "Enable debug logging (same as DEBUG=1)", () => {