diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 `mem-info` uses [PVP Versioning][1].
 
+## 0.4.1.0 -- 2025-03-03
+
+- Add a --version flag that prints the version and exits
+
 ## 0.4.0.0 -- 2025-03-02
 
 - Add option --proc-root
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@
   
 - Breaking changes:
 
-* [ProcNamer][2] takes an additional argument that specifies the proc filesystem root
+  - [ProcNamer][2] takes an additional argument that specifies the proc filesystem root
 
 
 ## 0.3.1.0 -- 2025-02-18
@@ -55,4 +59,4 @@
 * Initial version.
 
 [1]: https://pvp.haskell.org
-[2]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/mem-info-0.3.1.0/docs/System-MemInfo.html#t:ProcNamer
+[2]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/mem-info/docs/System-MemInfo.html#t:ProcNamer
diff --git a/mem-info.cabal b/mem-info.cabal
--- a/mem-info.cabal
+++ b/mem-info.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               mem-info
-version:            0.4.0.0
+version:            0.4.1.0
 synopsis:           Print the core memory usage of programs
 description:
   A utility to accurately report the core memory usage of programs.
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   location: https://github.com/adetokunbo/mem-info.git
 
 library
+  autogen-modules:  Paths_mem_info
   exposed-modules:
     System.MemInfo
     System.MemInfo.Choices
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     System.MemInfo.Proc
     System.MemInfo.SysInfo
   other-modules:
+    Paths_mem_info
     System.MemInfo.Prelude
 
   hs-source-dirs:   src
diff --git a/src/System/MemInfo/Choices.hs b/src/System/MemInfo/Choices.hs
--- a/src/System/MemInfo/Choices.hs
+++ b/src/System/MemInfo/Choices.hs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import Data.Fixed (Deci)
 import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import Data.Text.Read (Reader, rational)
+import Data.Version (showVersion)
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import Options.Applicative (
   Parser,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
   help,
   helper,
   info,
+  infoOption,
   long,
   metavar,
   option,
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
   value,
  )
 import Options.Applicative.NonEmpty (some1)
+import Paths_mem_info (version)
 import System.MemInfo.Prelude
 
 
@@ -77,7 +80,14 @@
 
 -- | Specifies a command line that when parsed will provide 'Choices'
 cmdInfo :: ParserInfo Choices
-cmdInfo = info (helper <*> parseChoices) mempty
+cmdInfo = info (versionOption <*> helper <*> parseChoices) mempty
+
+
+versionOption :: Parser (a -> a)
+versionOption =
+  infoOption
+    ("printmem version " ++ showVersion version)
+    (long "version" <> help "Show the version and exit")
 
 
 parseChoices :: Parser Choices