diff --git a/ApplicationExeCode/RiaMain.cpp b/ApplicationExeCode/RiaMain.cpp
index eb34dbea1b..2a05d22679 100644
--- a/ApplicationExeCode/RiaMain.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationExeCode/RiaMain.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RiaApplication* createApplication( int& argc, char* argv[] )
 {
     for ( int i = 1; i < argc; ++i )
     {
-        if ( !qstrcmp( argv[i], "--console" ) || !qstrcmp( argv[i], "--unittest" ) )
+        if ( !qstrcmp( argv[i], "--console" ) || !qstrcmp( argv[i], "--unittest" ) || !qstrcmp( argv[i], "--version" ) )
         {
 #ifdef ENABLE_GRPC
             return new RiaGrpcConsoleApplication( argc, argv );
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaConsoleApplication.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaConsoleApplication.cpp
index 56758e0ff7..5ed24889e8 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaConsoleApplication.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaConsoleApplication.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "RiaPreferences.h"
 #include "RiaProjectModifier.h"
 #include "RiaSocketServer.h"
+#include "RiaVersionInfo.h"
 
 #include "RicImportGeneralDataFeature.h"
 
@@ -127,6 +128,15 @@ RiaApplication::ApplicationStatus RiaConsoleApplication::handleArguments( gsl::n
         return RiaApplication::ApplicationStatus::EXIT_COMPLETED;
     }
 
+    if ( progOpt->option( "version" ) )
+    {
+        QString text = QString( STRPRODUCTVER ) + "\n";
+
+        this->showFormattedTextInMessageBoxOrConsole( text );
+
+        return RiaApplication::ApplicationStatus::EXIT_COMPLETED;
+    }
+
     // Code generation
     // -----------------
     if ( cvf::Option o = progOpt->option( "generate" ) )
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaArgumentParser.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaArgumentParser.cpp
index 09d4453330..868fb49870 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaArgumentParser.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaArgumentParser.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ bool RiaArgumentParser::parseArguments( cvf::ProgramOptions* progOpt )
 #endif
     progOpt->registerOption( "generate", "[<outputFile>]", "Generate code or documentation", cvf::ProgramOptions::SINGLE_VALUE );
     progOpt->registerOption( "ignoreArgs", "", "System command. Ignore all arguments. Mostly for testing purposes" );
+    progOpt->registerOption( "version", "", "Display the application version string" );
 
     progOpt->setOptionPrefix( cvf::ProgramOptions::DOUBLE_DASH );