diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c475448..786ecbd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -283,8 +283,17 @@ func main() {
 	if logLevel == "" {
 		flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "INFO", "Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL)")
 	}
+
+	// do a --version check
+	version := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print the version")
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if *version {
+		fmt.Println("Newt version replaceme")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	logger.Init()
 	loggerLevel := parseLogLevel(logLevel)
 	logger.GetLogger().SetLevel(parseLogLevel(logLevel))