diff --git a/curateipsum/cli.py b/curateipsum/cli.py
index 2741f98..b9eef26 100755
--- a/curateipsum/cli.py
+++ b/curateipsum/cli.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def main():
     )
     parser.add_argument("-V", "--version",
                         action="version",
-                        version=f"%(prog)s {version}")
+                        version=f"%(prog)s v{version}")
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose",
                         action="store_true",
                         default=False,