diff --git a/cmd/kubehound/root.go b/cmd/kubehound/root.go
index 1c57dede8..da2a954c9 100644
--- a/cmd/kubehound/root.go
+++ b/cmd/kubehound/root.go
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/DataDog/KubeHound/pkg/backend"
 	"github.com/DataDog/KubeHound/pkg/cmd"
+	"github.com/DataDog/KubeHound/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/DataDog/KubeHound/pkg/kubehound/core"
 	"github.com/DataDog/KubeHound/pkg/telemetry/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 var (
-	cfgFile     = ""
-	skipBackend = false
+	cfgFile      = ""
+	skipBackend  = false
+	printVersion = false
 )
 
 var (
@@ -21,6 +24,11 @@ var (
 		Short: "A local Kubehound instance",
 		Long:  `A local instance of Kubehound - a Kubernetes attack path generator`,
 		PreRunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if printVersion {
+				log.I.Infof("kubehound version: %s", config.BuildVersion)
+				os.Exit(0)
+			}
+
 			return cmd.InitializeKubehoundConfig(cobraCmd.Context(), cfgFile, true, false)
 		},
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -60,6 +68,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&printVersion, "version", "v", printVersion, "print the current version of Kubehound")
+
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", cfgFile, "application config file")
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&skipBackend, "skip-backend", skipBackend, "skip the auto deployment of the backend stack (janusgraph, mongodb, and UI)")