diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5c19628..6376351 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ go: stable
 
 script:
   - go run analysis.go ./...
-  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-linux-amd64"
-  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=6 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-linux-arm"
-  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-darwin-amd64"
-  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-windows-amd64.exe"
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-linux-amd64" \
+        -ldflags "-X main.Version=$(git describe --tags)"
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=6 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-linux-arm" \
+        -ldflags "-X main.Version=$(git describe --tags)"
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-darwin-amd64" \
+        -ldflags "-X main.Version=$(git describe --tags)"
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o "mkcert-$(git describe --tags)-windows-amd64.exe" \
+        -ldflags "-X main.Version=$(git describe --tags)"
 
 deploy:
   provider: releases
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6ab2f86..4b7c7e2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ const advancedUsage = `Advanced options:
 
 `
 
+// Version is set more precisely at build time.
+var Version = "v1.4.0-dev"
+
 func main() {
 	log.SetFlags(0)
 	var (
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ func main() {
 		certFileFlag  = flag.String("cert-file", "", "")
 		keyFileFlag   = flag.String("key-file", "", "")
 		p12FileFlag   = flag.String("p12-file", "", "")
+		versionFlag   = flag.Bool("version", false, "")
 	)
 	flag.Usage = func() {
 		fmt.Fprint(flag.CommandLine.Output(), shortUsage)
@@ -103,6 +107,10 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Fprint(flag.CommandLine.Output(), advancedUsage)
 		return
 	}
+	if *versionFlag {
+		fmt.Println(Version)
+		return
+	}
 	if *carootFlag {
 		if *installFlag || *uninstallFlag {
 			log.Fatalln("ERROR: you can't set -[un]install and -CAROOT at the same time")