diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a3e5c6de75814e6060046c9e80eee46d1c1a27ab..7e45650dcbfd276146e7df69c11df531260349b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ install-wheel:
   extends: .install-wheel
   script:
     - template --help
+    - template --version
 
 test:
   stage: test
diff --git a/template/__init__.py b/template/__init__.py
index 59ce2f81f20c1c770b78c63f7b82632cc2a327d6..ccf326def783d9f991fa76d963c3235b6c3d2d08 100644
--- a/template/__init__.py
+++ b/template/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,15 @@ def main():
         help="Output to filename",
         type=argparse.FileType("w"),
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-V",
+        "--version",
+        help="Template version",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    if args.version:
+        print("Template version {}.".format(__version__))
     infd = args.filename if args.filename else sys.stdin
     outfd = args.output if args.output else sys.stdout
     print(render(infd.read()), file=outfd)