diff --git a/dehydrate/src/argparse.cpp b/dehydrate/src/argparse.cpp
index 07d854d..15ee911 100644
--- a/dehydrate/src/argparse.cpp
+++ b/dehydrate/src/argparse.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,19 @@ Examples:
   dehydrate src/ output/        Creates _src.cpp and _src.hpp in output/
   dehydrate -u                  Updates dehydrate to the latest version
   dehydrate -v                  Shows version number
+  dehydrate version             Shows version number
 )";
 
 Args parse_args(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     Args args;
     int idx = 1;
     
+    // Check for "version" as first argument (no dash)
+    if (argc > 1 && std::string(argv[1]) == "version") {
+        args.version = true;
+        return args;
+    }
+    
     // Parse flags
     while (idx < argc && argv[idx][0] == '-') {
         std::string flag = argv[idx];