diff --git a/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp b/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp
index 5a0ee3ba..34719fbd 100644
--- a/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
       boost::program_options::options_description opts;
          opts.add_options()
          ("help,h", "Print this help message and exit.")
-         ("version", "Display the version info and exit")
+         ("version,v", "Display the version info and exit")
          ("server-rpc-endpoint,s", bpo::value<string>()->implicit_value("ws://127.0.0.1:8090"), "Server websocket RPC endpoint")
          ("server-rpc-user,u", bpo::value<string>(), "Server Username")
          ("server-rpc-password,p", bpo::value<string>(), "Server Password")