diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/Makefile.am b/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/Makefile.am
index 324342c..65c9b99 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/Makefile.am
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ vpicccards_PYTHON = virtualsmartcard/cards/__init__.py \
 
 do_subst = $(SED) \
 		   -e 's,[@]PYTHON[@],$(PYTHON),g' \
+		   -e 's,[@]PACKAGE_VERSION[@],$(PACKAGE_VERSION),g' \
 		   -e 's,[@]PACKAGE_BUGREPORT[@],$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT),g' \
 		   -e 's,[@]PACKAGE_NAME[@],$(PACKAGE_NAME),g'
 
diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/vicc.in b/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/vicc.in
index 36b4f2f..a24360e 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/vicc.in
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/src/vpicc/vicc.in
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ parser.add_argument("-P", "--port",
         type=int,
         default=35963,
         help="port of the vpcd (default: %(default)s)")
+parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s @PACKAGE_VERSION@')
 
 relay = parser.add_argument_group('options for relaying a local smart card')
 relay.add_argument("-r", "--reader",