diff --git a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION.md b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION.md
index a978f4a99..62a1bd75b 100644
--- a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION.md
+++ b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION.md
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ Printed by `corbits --help` / `-h` from `CLI_HELP_TEXT` in `src/config/index.ts`
 | `--auto`                                   | true (default)             | Force auto mode on (workspace writes + unconstrained shell without prompts)                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `--no-auto`                                | false                      | Start with auto mode off (ask on every consequential action); no in-session key toggles it                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `--help`, `-h`                             | —                          | Show help (exit 0 via `CliHelpError`)                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `--version`, `-V`                          | —                          | Print `corbits v` plus the running `package.json` version (exit 0 via `CliVersionError`)                                                                                                                                                    |
 
 Positional arguments after flags are joined into the optional initial task delivered when the TUI mounts. With no positional task, the operator starts from an empty prompt.
 
diff --git a/src/auth/store.test.ts b/src/auth/store.test.ts
index a29f23cf6..ae0d7a9ed 100644
--- a/src/auth/store.test.ts
+++ b/src/auth/store.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { type } from "arktype";
 
-import { withMockedModule } from "../../tests/helpers/mock-module.js";
+import { withMockedModule } from "../../testkit/mock-module.js";
 import type { BaseTokens } from "./store.js";
 
 let failingUnlinkPath: string | undefined;
diff --git a/src/config.test.ts b/src/config.test.ts
index f9eee84a6..8e7d2e673 100644
--- a/src/config.test.ts
+++ b/src/config.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import {
   catalogEntryAsProviderSettings,
   CliHelpError,
   CliUserError,
+  CliVersionError,
   CLI_HELP_TEXT,
+  CLI_VERSION_TEXT,
   KEYLESS_API_KEY,
   loadConfig,
   providerCatalogToSettings,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   SOURCE_MAX_TOKENS,
 } from "./config/index.js";
 import { DIRECTOR_IDS } from "./agent/directors/types.js";
+import pkg from "../package.json" with { type: "json" };
 import {
   clearSourceCredentials,
   peekSourceCredentialSecret,
@@ -200,6 +203,20 @@ async function expectCliHelp(argv: readonly string[]): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+async function expectCliVersion(argv: readonly string[]): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await loadConfig([...argv], { globalSettingsPath: NO_SETTINGS });
+    expect.unreachable("expected CliVersionError");
+  } catch (err) {
+    expect(err).toBeInstanceOf(CliVersionError);
+    const version = err as CliVersionError;
+    expect(version.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(version.message).toBe(CLI_VERSION_TEXT);
+    expect(version.message).toContain(pkg.version);
+    expect(version.message).toBe(`corbits v${pkg.version}`);
+  }
+}
+
 describe("loadConfig", () => {
   test("resolves provider from the global settings file", async () => {
     const cwd = await emptyCwd();
@@ -951,6 +968,54 @@ describe("loadConfig", () => {
     },
   );
 
+  test("CLI_HELP_TEXT documents --version and -V", () => {
+    expect(CLI_HELP_TEXT).toContain("--version, -V");
+  });
+
+  test.each([
+    [["--version"]],
+    [["-V"]],
+    [["--auto", "--version"]],
+    [["--auto", "-V"]],
+    [["ship it", "--version"]],
+    [["ship", "it", "--version"]],
+    [["--cwd", ".", "--version"]],
+    [["--provider", "fireworks", "--version"]],
+    [["exec", "--version"]],
+    [["exec", "--director", "--version"]],
+    [["resume", "--pick", "--version"]],
+    [["resume", "-V"]],
+    [["resume", "--version"]],
+    [["continue", "-V"]],
+    // Value flags must not swallow --version / -V as their value.
+    [["--provider", "--version"]],
+    [["--provider", "-V"]],
+    [["--model", "--version"]],
+    [["--model", "-V"]],
+    [["--cwd", "--version"]],
+    [["--cwd", "-V"]],
+    [["--config", "--version"]],
+    [["--config", "-V"]],
+    [["--profile", "--version"]],
+    [["--profile", "-V"]],
+  ])(
+    "%j throws CliVersionError with exitCode 0 and package version",
+    async (argv) => {
+      await expectCliVersion(argv);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test.each([
+    [["--version", "--help"]],
+    [["-V", "-h"]],
+    [["--help", "--version"]],
+  ])(
+    "%j prefers CliHelpError when help and version are both present",
+    async (argv) => {
+      await expectCliHelp(argv);
+    },
+  );
+
   test.each([
     // Other flag-shaped tokens are not accepted as values.
     [["--provider", "--auto"], "--provider requires a value"],
diff --git a/src/config/index.ts b/src/config/index.ts
index a108ecf29..cf6cdeb59 100644
--- a/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/config/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "../session/index.js";
 import { loadState } from "../session/state.js";
 import { COMMAND_NAME } from "../branding.js";
+import pkg from "../../package.json" with { type: "json" };
 
 import { isDirectorId } from "../agent/directors/registry.js";
 import { DIRECTOR_IDS, type DirectorId } from "../agent/directors/types.js";
@@ -736,6 +737,7 @@ Flags:
                                --config selects another source
   --auto / --no-auto          auto mode on/off
   --help, -h                  show this help
+  --version, -V               show version
 `;
 
 /**
@@ -751,6 +753,24 @@ export class CliHelpError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+/** Printed for `corbits --version` / `-V`. Matches `package.json` version. */
+export const CLI_VERSION_TEXT = `${COMMAND_NAME} v${
+  typeof pkg.version === "string" ? pkg.version : "0.0.0"
+}`;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when the operator asked for the CLI version. Entry points must print
+ * `message` to stdout and exit 0 — not treat this as a crash.
+ */
+export class CliVersionError extends Error {
+  readonly exitCode = 0 as const;
+
+  constructor(text: string = CLI_VERSION_TEXT) {
+    super(text);
+    this.name = "CliVersionError";
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Thrown for a recoverable operator mistake. Entry points must print
  * `message` to stderr and exit 1 — not dump a stack.
@@ -781,7 +801,7 @@ export interface LoadConfigOptions {
 }
 
 function isFlagToken(arg: string): boolean {
-  return arg.startsWith("--") || arg === "-h" || arg === "-p";
+  return arg.startsWith("--") || arg === "-h" || arg === "-p" || arg === "-V";
 }
 
 export async function loadConfig(
@@ -801,6 +821,9 @@ export async function loadConfig(
   if (argv.some((arg) => arg === "--help" || arg === "-h")) {
     throw new CliHelpError();
   }
+  if (argv.some((arg) => arg === "--version" || arg === "-V")) {
+    throw new CliVersionError();
+  }
 
   const args = [...argv];
 
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index a66393660..8e1daacbf 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { mkdtempSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { Config } from "./config/index.js";
-import { CliHelpError, CliUserError } from "./config/index.js";
+import { CliHelpError, CliUserError, CliVersionError } from "./config/index.js";
 import {
   resetPricingMetadataRefreshForTests,
   schedulePricingMetadataRefresh,
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ test("CliHelpError prints help to stdout and exits 0", () => {
   expect(exit.text).toBe("usage: corbits\n");
 });
 
+test("CliVersionError prints version to stdout and exits 0", () => {
+  const err = new CliVersionError("1.2.3");
+  const exit = cliCaughtExit(err);
+  expect(exit.stream).toBe("stdout");
+  expect(exit.code).toBe(0);
+  expect(exit.text).toBe("1.2.3\n");
+});
+
 test("generic Error still dumps a stack to stderr", () => {
   const err = new Error("No session abc for this project");
   const exit = cliCaughtExit(err);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1e0b8230e..142a75b00 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { getLogger } from "@intx/log";
 import { LOG_NAMESPACE_ROOT } from "./branding.js";
 import { primeCrashReporting } from "./crash/report.js";
-import { loadConfig, CliHelpError, CliUserError } from "./config/index.js";
+import {
+  loadConfig,
+  CliHelpError,
+  CliUserError,
+  CliVersionError,
+} from "./config/index.js";
 import {
   ensureTelemetrySettings,
   globalSettingsPath,
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ export function cliCaughtExit(err: unknown): {
   text: string;
   code: number;
 } {
-  if (err instanceof CliHelpError) {
+  if (err instanceof CliHelpError || err instanceof CliVersionError) {
     return { stream: "stdout", text: `${err.message}\n`, code: err.exitCode };
   }
   if (err instanceof CliUserError) {