diff --git a/Qwad.pyw b/Qwad.pyw
index e9e9087..ee2c104 100644
--- a/Qwad.pyw
+++ b/Qwad.pyw
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
-#-*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#coding=utf-8
 import sys
+import optparse
 from PyQt4.QtGui import QApplication
 from PyQt4.QtCore import QTranslator, QString, QLocale
 from GUI.VenPri import MWQwad
 
+parser = optparse.OptionParser("qwad <option> [value]\
+				\n\nQwad (c) 2012 Christopher Roy Bratusek\
+				\nLicensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3")
+
+parser.add_option("-v", "--version", dest="version",
+                  action="store_true", default=False, help="print version and exit")
+
+(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+
+if options.version:
+		print "0.6"
+		sys.exit(0)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     translator = QTranslator()
     translator.load(QString("i18n/Qwad_%1").arg(QLocale.system().name()))