diff --git a/darcs-benchmark/DarcsBenchmark.hs b/darcs-benchmark/DarcsBenchmark.hs
--- a/darcs-benchmark/DarcsBenchmark.hs
+++ b/darcs-benchmark/DarcsBenchmark.hs
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@
 import Data.List (isInfixOf)
 import Data.Maybe (listToMaybe)
 import Data.Time.Clock (getCurrentTime,diffUTCTime)
-import System.FilePath ((</>),isAbsolute)
+import Distribution.Version (showVersion)
+import System.FilePath ((</>),isRelative)
 import System.Directory (createDirectory, setCurrentDirectory, removeDirectoryRecursive,
-                         doesFileExist, doesDirectoryExist, findExecutable,
+                         doesFileExist, doesDirectoryExist,
                          getTemporaryDirectory, getCurrentDirectory )
+import System.Exit(exitWith,ExitCode(ExitSuccess))
 import System.IO (hPutStrLn,stderr)
 import System.Environment (getArgs)
 import System.Console.GetOpt
 
+import qualified Paths_maybench
 import Test.Maybench (run)
 import Test.Maybench.Command (Command(..), CommandModifier(..), CommandModifierClass, modifyCmd, (<@>),
                               updateCmdInput, addArgs)
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@
 -- | Split a string in two at and dropping @delim@
 breakOn :: Char -- ^ delim
         -> String -> (String, String)
-breakOn c = second (drop 1) . break (== c)
+breakOn c = second tail . break (== c)
 
 -- get
 --   URL
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@
    <$> (run $ darcs_show_repo <@> RepoDir repo)
 
 data Flag = DarcsFlag [String]
+          | VersionFlag
           | RepoFlag String
           | InteractiveFlag | HelpFlag
   deriving (Eq)
@@ -267,6 +271,7 @@
 options :: [OptDescr Flag]
 options =
    [Option ['h','?'] ["help"]        (NoArg  HelpFlag)            "show this help message",
+    Option ['v']     ["version"]     (NoArg  VersionFlag)         "show maybench version",
     Option ['i']     ["interactive"] (NoArg  InteractiveFlag)     "use the interactive mode of darcs",
     Option ['r']     ["repo"]        (ReqArg RepoFlag "URL")      "run on a specific repository",
     Option []        ["darcs"]       (ReqArg darcsList "CMD1,CMD2,...") "set the darcs commands to use"]
@@ -281,6 +286,10 @@
                  "If you pass in no arguments, maybench will run its own set of standard\n" ++
                  "darcs benchmarks."
 
+version :: IO ()
+version = do putStrLn $ me ++ " " ++ showVersion Paths_maybench.version
+             exitWith ExitSuccess
+
 me :: String
 me = "darcs-benchmark"
 
@@ -324,9 +333,13 @@
       (o,n,[])   -> return (o,n)
       (_,_,errs) -> usage errs
   when (HelpFlag `elem` opts) $ usage []
+  when (VersionFlag `elem` opts) $ version
+  cwd <- getCurrentDirectory
+  let mkAbsolute p = if isRelative p then cwd </> p else p
   --
   let mUrl  = listToMaybe [ f | RepoFlag f <- opts ]
-      dCmds = replaceNil "darcs" $ concat [ f | DarcsFlag f <- opts ]
+      dCmds = replaceNil "darcs" $ map mkAbsolute
+                                 $ concat [ f | DarcsFlag f <- opts ]
       conf dcmd = BenchConf { benchUrlRepo    = undefined
                             , benchCounts     = undefined
                             , interactive     = InteractiveFlag `elem` opts
diff --git a/maybench.cabal b/maybench.cabal
--- a/maybench.cabal
+++ b/maybench.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                maybench
-Version:             0.2.3.1
+Version:             0.2.4
 License:             BSD3
 License-file:        LICENSE
 Author:              Maybench developers
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
 Executable darcs-benchmark
  Hs-Source-Dirs: ., darcs-benchmark
- build-depends: benchpress >= 0.2.2 && < 0.2.3
+ build-depends: benchpress >= 0.2.2 && < 0.2.3,
+                Cabal >= 1.2 && < 1.5
  if flag(splitBase)
         build-depends: base >= 3,
                        process, directory, time, mtl, filepath