diff --git a/scripts/zmdc.pl.in b/scripts/zmdc.pl.in
index 23cd02a2e..c209ae63f 100644
--- a/scripts/zmdc.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/zmdc.pl.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sub Usage
 Usage: zmdc.pl <command> [daemon [options]]
 Parameters are :-
 <command>           - One of 'startup|shutdown|status|check|logrot' or
-                      'start|stop|restart|reload'.
+                      'start|stop|restart|reload|version'.
 [daemon [options]]  - Daemon name and options, required for second group of commands
 ");     
     exit( -1 );
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ if( !$command )
     print( STDERR "No command given\n" );
     Usage();
 }
-my $needs_daemon = $command !~ /(?:startup|shutdown|status|check|logrot)/;
+if ( $command eq 'version' ) {
+	print ZoneMinder::Base::ZM_VERSION."\n";
+	exit( 0 );
+}
+my $needs_daemon = $command !~ /(?:startup|shutdown|status|check|logrot|version)/;
 my $daemon = shift( @ARGV );
 if( $needs_daemon && !$daemon )
 {