diff --git a/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js b/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js
index 1f5e1238a..2d5cb5bc3 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ try { bcrypt = require('bcrypt'); }
 catch(e) { bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'); }
 var nopt = require("nopt");
 var path = require("path");
+const os = require("os")
 var fs = require("fs-extra");
 var RED = require("./lib/red.js");
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ var knownOpts = {
     "userDir": [path],
     "verbose": Boolean,
     "safe": Boolean,
+    "version": Boolean,
     "define": [String, Array]
 };
 var shortHands = {
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ if (parsedArgs.help) {
     console.log("  -v, --verbose        enable verbose output");
     console.log("      --safe           enable safe mode");
     console.log("  -D, --define   X=Y   overwrite value in settings file");
+    console.log("      --version        show version information");
     console.log("  -?, --help           show this help");
     console.log("  admin <command>      run an admin command");
     console.log("");
@@ -99,6 +102,13 @@ if (parsedArgs.help) {
     process.exit();
 }
 
+if (parsedArgs.version) {
+    console.log("Node-RED v"+RED.version())
+    console.log("Node.js "+process.version)
+    console.log(os.type()+" "+os.release()+" "+os.arch()+" "+os.endianness())
+    process.exit()
+}
+
 if (parsedArgs.argv.remain.length > 0) {
     flowFile = parsedArgs.argv.remain[0];
 }