diff --git a/bench/commands/__init__.py b/bench/commands/__init__.py
index 60861e63..a1f7f450 100644
--- a/bench/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/commands/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import click
 
+def print_bench_version(ctx, param, value):
+	"""Prints current bench version"""
+	if not value or ctx.resilient_parsing:
+		return
+
+	import bench
+	click.echo(bench.__version__)
+	ctx.exit()
+
 @click.group()
+@click.option('--version', is_flag=True, is_eager=True, callback=print_bench_version, expose_value=False)
 def bench_command(bench_path='.'):
-	"Bench manager for Frappe"
+	"""Bench manager for Frappe"""
 	import bench
 	from bench.app import get_current_frappe_version
 	from bench.utils import setup_logging