diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
index 62218f59a..0343b2572 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     using namespace hex::literals;
 
     void handleVersionCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
-        std::ignore = args;
-
-        hex::log::print(std::string(romfs::get("logo.ans").string()),
-                   ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get(),
-                   ImHexApi::System::getCommitBranch(), ImHexApi::System::getCommitHash(),
-                   __DATE__, __TIME__,
-                   ImHexApi::System::isPortableVersion() ? "Portable" : "Installed");
+        if (args.empty()) {
+            hex::log::print(std::string(romfs::get("logo.ans").string()),
+                       ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get(),
+                       ImHexApi::System::getCommitBranch(), ImHexApi::System::getCommitHash(),
+                       __DATE__, __TIME__,
+                       ImHexApi::System::isPortableVersion() ? "Portable" : "Installed");
+        } else if (args.size() == 1 && args[0] == "plain") {
+            hex::log::print("{}", ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get());
+        } else {
+            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
 
         std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }