diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 23cc503..452dbfa 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2352,18 +2352,18 @@
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/core/-/core-7.6.4.tgz",
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+            "@babel/generator": "^7.6.4",
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-            "@babel/parser": "^7.6.2",
+            "@babel/parser": "^7.6.4",
             "@babel/template": "^7.6.0",
-            "@babel/traverse": "^7.6.2",
-            "@babel/types": "^7.6.0",
+            "@babel/traverse": "^7.6.3",
+            "@babel/types": "^7.6.3",
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/generator/-/generator-7.6.4.tgz",
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           "requires": {
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+            "@babel/types": "^7.6.3",
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@@ -2397,9 +2397,9 @@
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.6.4.tgz",
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@@ -2414,26 +2414,26 @@
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-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/traverse/-/traverse-7.6.2.tgz",
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/traverse/-/traverse-7.6.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-unn7P4LGsijIxaAJo/wpoU11zN+2IaClkQAxcJWBNCMS6cmVh802IyLHNkAjQ0iYnRS3nnxk5O3fuXW28IMxTw==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
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-            "@babel/generator": "^7.6.2",
+            "@babel/generator": "^7.6.3",
             "@babel/helper-function-name": "^7.1.0",
             "@babel/helper-split-export-declaration": "^7.4.4",
-            "@babel/parser": "^7.6.2",
-            "@babel/types": "^7.6.0",
+            "@babel/parser": "^7.6.3",
+            "@babel/types": "^7.6.3",
             "debug": "^4.1.0",
             "globals": "^11.1.0",
             "lodash": "^4.17.13"
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-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/types/-/types-7.6.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-X7gdiuaCmA0uRjCmRtYJNAVCc/q+5xSgsfKJHqMN4iNLILX39677fJE1O40arPMh0TTtS9ItH67yre6c7k6t0g==",
+          "version": "7.6.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/types/-/types-7.6.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-CqbcpTxMcpuQTMhjI37ZHVgjBkysg5icREQIEZ0eG1yCNwg3oy+5AaLiOKmjsCj6nqOsa6Hf0ObjRVwokb7srA==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
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@@ -2766,9 +2766,9 @@
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-          "version": "2.1.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.1.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-+iXhW3LuDQsno8dOIrCIT/CBjeBWuP7PXe8w9shnj9Lebny/Gx1ZjVBYwexLz36Ri2jKuXMNpV6CYNh8lHHgrQ==",
+          "version": "2.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-4FRPXWETxtigtJW/gxzEDsX1LVbPAM93VleB83kZB+ellqbHMkyt2aJfuzNLRvFPnGi6bcE5SvfxgbXPeKteJw==",
           "dev": true,
           "optional": true
         },
@@ -6386,8 +6386,7 @@
         "ansi-regex": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "aproba": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
@@ -6802,8 +6801,7 @@
         "safe-buffer": {
           "version": "5.1.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "safer-buffer": {
           "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -6859,7 +6857,6 @@
           "version": "3.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
           }
@@ -6903,14 +6900,12 @@
         "wrappy": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "yallist": {
           "version": "3.0.3",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index d3a3340..92ff7d7 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -10,3 +10,13 @@ test('shows up help message without any args', async t => {
   const { stdout } = await execa(rootCommand);
   t.snapshot(stdout);
 });
+
+test('shows version with arg -V', async t => {
+  const { stdout } = await execa(rootCommand, ['-V']);
+  t.snapshot(stdout);
+});
+
+test('shows version with arg --version', async t => {
+  const { stdout } = await execa(rootCommand, ['--version']);
+  t.snapshot(stdout);
+});
diff --git a/test/snapshots/index.js.md b/test/snapshots/index.js.md
index 36d0ce9..90f61a0 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/index.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/index.js.md
@@ -20,3 +20,15 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://ava.li).
       fetchtask <key>  Fetches any task as per the key supplied␊
       showkeys         Shows keys of all the completed tasks␊
       showcommands     Shows all commands available`
+
+## shows version with arg --version
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    '1.1.8'
+
+## shows version with arg -V
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    '1.1.8'
diff --git a/test/snapshots/index.js.snap b/test/snapshots/index.js.snap
index b64fa9b..5f1a87a 100644
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