diff --git a/shiny/_main.py b/shiny/_main.py
index 17cc1c8dc..88d093f7f 100644
--- a/shiny/_main.py
+++ b/shiny/_main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import shiny
 
-from . import _autoreload, _hostenv, _static, _utils
+from . import __version__, _autoreload, _hostenv, _static, _utils
 from ._docstring import no_example
 from ._typing_extensions import NotRequired, TypedDict
 from .express import is_express_app
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 
 @click.group("main")
+@click.version_option(__version__)
 def main() -> None:
     pass