diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 25c3749..94e1486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
+    - name: Get version from input
+      id: tag_name
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        INPUT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+      run: |
+        echo ::set-output name=current_version::${INPUT_VERSION}
+
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}
       run: |
         cmake -E make_directory build/
-        cmake -S . -B build/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE
+        cmake -S . -B build/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DRPGMPACKER_VERSION=${{ steps.tag_name.outputs.current_version }}
         cmake --build build/ --config $BUILD_TYPE
 
     - name: Test (Windows)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4c444d..490a403 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][Keep a Changelog] and this project adh
 
 ## [Released]
 
+## [1.6.2] - 2021-04-07
+
+### Added
+
+- Added `--version` argument for printing the program version ([#40](https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/issues/40))
+
 ## [1.6.1] - 2021-04-05
 
 ### Added
@@ -135,8 +141,9 @@ This change does not change anything for the end-consumer of the tool but is a h
 [Semantic Versioning]: https://semver.org/
 
 <!-- Versions -->
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/compare/v1.6.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/compare/v1.6.2...HEAD
 [Released]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/releases/
+[1.6.1]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2
 [1.6.1]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/compare/v1.5.4...v1.6.0
 [1.5.4]: https://github.com/erri120/rpgmpacker/compare/v1.5.3...v1.5.4
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45f42a7..719eaba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Simple CLI program for packaging RPG Maker games to use in an automated build/de
                            (default: 2)
   -d, --debug              Enable debugging output (very noisy). (default:
                            false)
+  -v, --version            Print version
   -h, --help               Print usage
 ```
 
diff --git a/RPGMPacker/CMakeLists.txt b/RPGMPacker/CMakeLists.txt
index 7bef395..e7d7309 100644
--- a/RPGMPacker/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/RPGMPacker/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU"
         OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "(Apple)?[Cc]lang")
     # GCC/Clang
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3")
+endif()
+
+if(RPGMPACKER_VERSION)
+    add_compile_definitions(RPGMPACKER_VERSION="${RPGMPACKER_VERSION}")
 endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RPGMPacker/src/main.cpp b/RPGMPacker/src/main.cpp
index 1c4a041..c28f9d5 100644
--- a/RPGMPacker/src/main.cpp
+++ b/RPGMPacker/src/main.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #include <parseData.hpp>
 #include <inputPaths.hpp>
 
+#ifndef RPGMPACKER_VERSION
+#define RPGMPACKER_VERSION "1.0.0"
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     std::error_code ec;
     auto logger = spdlog::stdout_color_mt("console");
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         ("cache", "Use a path cache for already encrypted files when multi-targeting and using hardlinks. (default: false)", cxxopts::value<bool>()->default_value("false"))
         ("threads", "Amount of worker threads to use. Min: 1, Max: 10", cxxopts::value<int>()->default_value("2"))
         ("d,debug", "Enable debugging output (very noisy). (default: false)", cxxopts::value<bool>()->default_value("false"))
+        ("v,version", "Print version")
         ("h,help", "Print usage");
 
     std::string input, output, rpgmaker, encryptionKey;
@@ -53,6 +58,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
         if (result.count("help")) {
             std::cout << options.help() << std::endl;
+            std::cout << RPGMPACKER_VERSION << std::endl;
+            return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        if (result.count("version")) {
+            std::cout << RPGMPACKER_VERSION << std::endl;
             return EXIT_SUCCESS;
         }
 
@@ -129,6 +140,7 @@ var = toml::find<type>(tomlConfig, name);\
     }
 
     //input dump
+    logger->info("Version: {}", RPGMPACKER_VERSION);
     logger->info("Input: {}", input);
     logger->info("Output: {}", output);
     logger->info("RPG Maker: {}", rpgmaker);