diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 49331e192..2fa5b1760 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func wrappedMain() int {
 	// just show the version.
 	args := os.Args[1:]
 	for _, arg := range args {
-		if arg == "-v" || arg == "--version" {
+		if arg == "-v" || arg == "-version" || arg == "--version" {
 			newArgs := make([]string, len(args)+1)
 			newArgs[0] = "version"
 			copy(newArgs[1:], args)