diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 7f89cb8..0be3eec 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "daemonize.h"
 #include "dbus_messaging.h"
 #include "gamemode.h"
@@ -58,6 +59,17 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#define USAGE_TEXT                                                                                 \
+	"Usage: %s [-d] [-l] [-h] [-v]\n\n"                                                            \
+	"  -d  daemonize self after launch\n"                                                          \
+	"  -l  log to syslog\n"                                                                        \
+	"  -h  print this help\n"                                                                      \
+	"  -v  print version\n"                                                                        \
+	"\n"                                                                                           \
+	"See man page for more information.\n"
+
+#define VERSION_TEXT "gamemode version: v" GAMEMODE_VERSION "\n"
+
 static void sigint_handler(__attribute__((unused)) int signo)
 {
 	LOG_MSG("Quitting by request...\n");
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	bool daemon = false;
 	bool use_syslog = false;
 	int opt = 0;
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "dl")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "dlvh")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'd':
 			daemon = true;
@@ -87,8 +99,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'l':
 			use_syslog = true;
 			break;
+		case 'v':
+			fprintf(stdout, VERSION_TEXT);
+			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+			break;
+		case 'h':
+			fprintf(stdout, USAGE_TEXT, argv[0]);
+			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+			break;
 		default:
-			fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-d] [-l]\n", argv[0]);
+			fprintf(stderr, USAGE_TEXT, argv[0]);
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/data/gamemoded.1 b/data/gamemoded.1
index 75c3b1e..ba0fbe7 100644
--- a/data/gamemoded.1
+++ b/data/gamemoded.1
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 .\" Manpage for gamemoded.
 .\" Contact linux-contact@feralinteractive.com to correct errors or typos.
-.TH gamemoded 1 "23 Feb 2018" "0.3" "gamemoded man page"
+.TH gamemoded 1 "6 March 2018" "0.3" "gamemoded man page"
 .SH NAME
 gamemoded \- optimises system performance on demand
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBgamemoded\fR [\fB\-d\fR] [\fB\-l\fR]
+\fBgamemoded\fR [\fB\-d\fR] [\fB\-l\fR] [\fB\-h\fR] [\fB\-v\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBGameMode\fR is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS.
 
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ The design has a clear cut abstraction between the host daemon and library (\fBg
 .TP 8
 .B \-d
 Run the daemon as a separate process (daemonize it)
-.TP
+.TP 8
 .B \-l
 Log to syslog
-.LP
+.TP 8
+.B \-h
+Print help text
+.TP 8
+.B \-v
+Print the version
+
 .SH USAGE
 \fBlibgamemodeauto.so\fR can be pre-loaded into any program to request \fBgamemoded\fR begin or end the mode, like so:
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ef9d972..949743f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ path_polkit_action_dir = join_paths(path_datadir, 'polkit-1', 'actions')
 with_daemon = get_option('with-daemon')
 with_examples = get_option('with-examples')
 
-# Provide config.h so the daemon knows where the helper is
+# Provide a config.h
 cdata = configuration_data()
 cdata.set_quoted('LIBEXECDIR', path_libexecdir)
+cdata.set_quoted('GAMEMODE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 config_h = configure_file(
     configuration: cdata,
     output: 'config.h',