diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index a411c89f..2e74093e 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function parseCliArguments() {
       options: {
         check: { type: 'boolean', short: 'c' },
         quiet: { type: 'boolean', short: 'q' },
-        version: { type: 'boolean', short: 'V' },
+        version: { type: 'boolean', short: 'v' },
         help: { type: 'boolean', short: 'h' },
       },
       allowPositionals: true,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Strings passed as files are parsed as globs.
   -c, --check                check if FILES are sorted
   -q, --quiet                don't output success messages
   -h, --help                 display this help and exit
-  -V, --version              display the version and exit
+  -v, --version              display the version and exit
   `,
   )
   process.exit(0)