diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 94f8254..e53d89c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func run(args []string, stdout io.Writer) error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(stdout, buildUsage())
 		return nil
 	case "--version", "-v":
-		fmt.Fprintln(stdout, Version)
+		fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "git-get %s\n", Version)
 		return nil
 	case "--complete":
 		// Internal protocol used by shell completion scripts (completions/); not a user-facing flag.
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index fd6226f..2d78f72 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"--version": {
 			args:       []string{"--version"},
-			wantStdout: "testversion\n",
+			wantStdout: "git-get testversion\n",
 		},
 		"-v": {
 			args:       []string{"-v"},
-			wantStdout: "testversion\n",
+			wantStdout: "git-get testversion\n",
 		},
 		"--complete empty prefix": {
 			args:       []string{"--complete"},