diff --git a/lib/middleman/cli.rb b/lib/middleman/cli.rb
index 0d4155c4..363e2918 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/cli.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ module Middleman
       `rm -rf views`
     end
 
+    desc "version", "Show Middleman version"
+    def version
+      require 'middleman/version'
+      say "Middleman #{Middleman::VERSION}"
+    end
+    
   private
 
     def config_check