diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index ea2549c788..512340cd4a 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) :
     QApplication(argc, argv)
@@ -71,11 +72,15 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) :
             qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Usage: %1 [options] [db]\n").arg(argv[0]));
             qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Possible command line arguments:"));
             qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  -h, --help\t\tShow command line options"));
+            qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  -q, --quit\t\tExit application after running scripts"));
             qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  -s, --sql [file]\tExecute this SQL file after opening the DB"));
             qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  -t, --table [table]\tBrowse this table after opening the DB"));
-            qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  -q, --quit\t\tExit application after running scripts"));
+            qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  -v, --version\t\tDisplay the current version"));
             qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("  [file]\t\tOpen this SQLite database"));
             m_dontShowMainWindow = true;
+        } else if(arguments().at(i) == "-v" || arguments().at(i) == "--version") {
+            qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("This is DB Browser for SQLite version %1.").arg(APP_VERSION));
+            m_dontShowMainWindow = true;
         } else if(arguments().at(i) == "-s" || arguments().at(i) == "--sql") {
             // Run SQL file: If file exists add it to list of scripts to execute
             if(++i >= arguments().size())
diff --git a/src/translations/sqlb_de.ts b/src/translations/sqlb_de.ts
index 52cf5c8ae3..a70a98d053 100644
--- a/src/translations/sqlb_de.ts
+++ b/src/translations/sqlb_de.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <message>
         <location filename="../Application.cpp" line="74"/>
         <source>  -s, --sql [file]	Execute this SQL file after opening the DB</source>
-        <translation>  -s, --sql [Datei]		Führe nach dem Öffnen der Datenbank diese SQL-Datei aus</translation>
+        <translation>  -s, --sql [Datei]	Führe nach dem Öffnen der Datenbank diese SQL-Datei aus</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../Application.cpp" line="75"/>