diff --git a/tempbox/README.md b/tempbox/README.md
index 630eb90..7f8bfb9 100644
--- a/tempbox/README.md
+++ b/tempbox/README.md
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ again.
 
 ## Changelog
 
+<2025-09-27> - Beta b0.1.1 - added the version output<br>
 <2025-09-27> - Beta b0.1.1 - fixed verbosity switch for subprocess<br>
 <2025-09-27> - *Beta b0.0.1* - first release of tempbox
diff --git a/tempbox/tempbox.py b/tempbox/tempbox.py
index c7a052a..3cb8797 100644
--- a/tempbox/tempbox.py
+++ b/tempbox/tempbox.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import argparse
 
 from tempbox_functions import execute_as_subprocess
 
-
+tempbox_version = "Tempbox Beta b0.1.1"
 # Argument parsing
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog="Tempbox",
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ parser.add_argument(
     help="Takes the string right after the flag to execute it.",
 )
 
+parser.add_argument("-V", "--version", action="version", version=tempbox_version)
+
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if args.command is not None: