diff --git a/Qalbum.py b/Qalbum.py
index 45d94eb..feec040 100755
--- a/Qalbum.py
+++ b/Qalbum.py
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ def setupoptions():
     from argparse import ArgumentParser 
     parser=ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-v",action='version', version=__version__)
+    parser.add_argument("--version",action='version', version=__version__)
     parser.add_argument("-r",action="store_true",dest="reverse",default=False,
                       help="Reverse sort orded")
     parser.add_argument("-t",action="store_true",dest="timesort",default=False,