diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 8eeb701..807ae83 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) error {
 	}
 
 	//append version/help flags
-	a.appendFlag(BoolFlag{"version", "print the version"})
+	a.appendFlag(BoolFlag{"version, v", "print the version"})
 	a.appendFlag(BoolFlag{"help, h", "show help"})
 
 	// parse flags