diff --git a/cmd/zitadel.go b/cmd/zitadel.go
index 6d27546422..9822e1da05 100644
--- a/cmd/zitadel.go
+++ b/cmd/zitadel.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
 
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/admin"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/build"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/initialise"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/key"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/setup"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func New(out io.Writer, in io.Reader, args []string) *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return errors.New("no additional command provided")
 		},
+		Version: build.Version(),
 	}
 
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ func New(out io.Writer, in io.Reader, args []string) *cobra.Command {
 		key.New(),
 	)
 
+	cmd.InitDefaultVersionFlag()
+
 	return cmd
 }