diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d16ecaa..754696b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
+from vcfparser import __version__
 
 setup(name='VCFParser',
-      version='1.0.0',
+      version=__version__,
       python_requires='>=3.7.0,<4',
       description='Updateable VCF parser for COVID-19 Variant Call Files (VCFs)',
       author='Kyryl Bessonov',
diff --git a/vcfparser/__init__.py b/vcfparser/__init__.py
index e69de29..a1570ac 100644
--- a/vcfparser/__init__.py
+++ b/vcfparser/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__="1.0.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vcfparser/vcfparser.py b/vcfparser/vcfparser.py
index 2670347..28da21d 100644
--- a/vcfparser/vcfparser.py
+++ b/vcfparser/vcfparser.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import argparse, warnings
 import os, re, json
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-
+from vcfparser import __version__
 
 import vcfparser.VOCheatmapper as VOCheatmapper
 import vcfparser.BAMutilities as BAMutilities
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--annotate_text_color', required=False, type=str, default="coral", metavar="coral",
                         help="Annotate text colour (freq. values)")
 
+    parser.add_argument("--version", action='version', version=f"vcfparser {__version__}")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()