diff --git a/bin/minindn b/bin/minindn
index af4be4d..0b8af79 100755
--- a/bin/minindn
+++ b/bin/minindn
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 from ndn.nlsr import Nlsr, NlsrConfigGenerator
 from ndn.nfd import Nfd
 
+VERSION_NUMBER = "0.1.0"
+
 def printExperimentNames():
     experimentNames = ExperimentManager.getExperimentNames()
 
@@ -86,6 +88,10 @@
     for experiment in experimentNames:
         print "  %s" % experiment
 
+def printVersion(option, opt, value, parser):
+    print "Mini-NDN v%s" % VERSION_NUMBER
+    sys.exit()
+
 def parse_args():
     usage="""Usage: minindn [template_file] [ -t | --testbed ]
     If no template_file is given, ndn_utils/default-topology.conf (given sample file)
@@ -122,6 +128,9 @@
     parser.add_option("--no-cli", action="store_false", dest="isCliEnabled",
         help="Run experiments and exit without showing the command line interface")
 
+    parser.add_option('--version', '-V', action='callback', callback=printVersion,
+    help='Displays version information')
+
     (options, arg) = parser.parse_args()
 
     testbed = options.testbed