diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-CLI-Tests/PhLCliCommandTest.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-CLI-Tests/PhLCliCommandTest.class.st
index ca00d089..ca853efd 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-CLI-Tests/PhLCliCommandTest.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-CLI-Tests/PhLCliCommandTest.class.st
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ PhLCliCommandTest >> testExecuteLauncherCommandToPrintHelp [
 
 ]
 
+{ #category : #tests }
+PhLCliCommandTest >> testExecuteLauncherCommandToPrintVersion [
+	|expectedPrintout|
+	expectedPrintout := PhLAboutCommand new launcherVersion.
+	
+	self assertCommand: #('launcher' '--version') toPrintHelpWith: expectedPrintout.
+
+]
+
 { #category : #tests }
 PhLCliCommandTest >> testExecuteOSShellCommand [
 
diff --git a/src/PharoLauncher-CLI/PhLCliCommand.class.st b/src/PharoLauncher-CLI/PhLCliCommand.class.st
index 3b5a8b12..551ee4dc 100644
--- a/src/PharoLauncher-CLI/PhLCliCommand.class.st
+++ b/src/PharoLauncher-CLI/PhLCliCommand.class.st
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ PhLCliCommand class >> addDelimiterFlagTo: aCommandSpec [
 { #category : #'command line - arguments' }
 PhLCliCommand class >> addLauncherFlagsTo: aCommandSpec [
 
-	"No positionals on root spec class 
-	 use on subclasses e.g.: aCommandSpec addFlag: #someFlag
+	"Only version flag to launcher commmand.
+	 Use on subclasses e.g.: aCommandSpec addFlag: #someFlag
 	"
+	self addVersionFlagTo: aCommandSpec 
 ]
 
 { #category : #'command line - arguments' }
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ PhLCliCommand class >> addStonFlagTo: aCommandSpec [
 		description: 'Prints information in STON format.'
 ]
 
+{ #category : #'command line - arguments' }
+PhLCliCommand class >> addVersionFlagTo: aCommandSpec [
+
+	aCommandSpec 
+		addFlag: #version 
+		description: 'Prints version of the Pharo Launcher.'
+]
+
 { #category : #'command line - converting' }
 PhLCliCommand class >> asCliCommand [
 	^ self newLauncherCommandSpec: #launcher 
@@ -157,6 +166,7 @@ PhLCliCommand class >> raiseMissingDelimiter [
 PhLCliCommand >> basicExecute [
 	
 	"should be implemented on all sub-classed commands that have business logic, otherwise will print just help"
+	self hasVersionFlag ifTrue: [ ^ self printVersion ].
 	self printHelp
 ]
 
@@ -248,6 +258,12 @@ PhLCliCommand >> findLatestPharoStableVersionIn: aTemplateGroup [
 	^ aTemplateGroup latestStableTemplate
 ]
 
+{ #category : #'accessing arguments' }
+PhLCliCommand >> hasVersionFlag [
+
+	^ self hasFlag: #version
+]
+
 { #category : #accessing }
 PhLCliCommand >> imageRepository [
 	^ self pharoLauncherModel imageRepository
@@ -345,6 +361,12 @@ PhLCliCommand >> printSequence [
 	^ true
 ]
 
+{ #category : #printing }
+PhLCliCommand >> printVersion [ 
+
+	self logInfoMessage: PhLAboutCommand new launcherVersion 
+]
+
 { #category : #'accessing arguments' }
 PhLCliCommand >> rowMode [