diff --git a/man/initctl.8 b/man/initctl.8
index fbab638a..c6b283ad 100644
--- a/man/initctl.8
+++ b/man/initctl.8
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .Nd Control tool for Finit
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm /sbin/initctl
-.Op Fl bcfhlpqtv
+.Op Fl bcfhlpqtvV
 .Op COMMAND
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
@@ -41,16 +41,20 @@ Silent, only return status of command.
 Skip table headings.
 .It Fl v, -verbose
 Verbose output, where applicable.
+.It Fl V, -version
+Show program version.
 .El
 .Sh COMMANDS
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Nm Ar debug
-Toggle finit (daemon) debug to
+Toggle
+.Nm finit
+(daemon) debug to
 .Pa /dev/console
 .It Nm Ar help
 Show built-in help text
 .It Nm Ar version
-Show Finit (daemon) version
+Show program version
 .It Nm Ar ls | list
 List all
 .Cm *.conf
diff --git a/src/initctl.c b/src/initctl.c
index c65c4a12..6d0c6488 100644
--- a/src/initctl.c
+++ b/src/initctl.c
@@ -891,12 +891,13 @@ static int usage(int rc)
 		"  -q, --quiet               Silent, only return status of command\n"
 		"  -t, --no-heading          Skip table headings\n"
 		"  -v, --verbose             Verbose output\n"
+		"  -R, --version             Show program version\n"
 		"  -h, --help                This help text\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Commands:\n"
 		"  debug                     Toggle Finit (daemon) debug\n"
 		"  help                      This help text\n"
-		"  version                   Show Finit version\n"
+		"  version                   Show program version\n"
 		"\n", prognm);
 
 	if (has_rcsd)
@@ -1031,6 +1032,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{ "quiet",      0, NULL, 'q' },
 		{ "no-heading", 0, NULL, 't' },
 		{ "verbose",    0, NULL, 'v' },
+		{ "version",    0, NULL, 'V' },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
 	struct cmd cond[] = {
@@ -1090,7 +1092,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	cgrp = cgroup_avail();
 	utmp = has_utmp();
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "1bcdfh?pqtv", long_options, NULL)) != EOF) {
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "1bcdfh?pqtvV", long_options, NULL)) != EOF) {
 		switch(c) {
 		case '1':
 			ionce = 1;
@@ -1131,6 +1133,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'v':
 			verbose = 1;
 			break;
+
+		case 'V':
+			return show_version(NULL);
 		}
 	}