diff --git a/man/mu.1 b/man/mu.1
index 6998f33b..c6a9063f 100644
--- a/man/mu.1
+++ b/man/mu.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MU 1 "February 2020" "User Manuals"
+.TH MU 1 "February 2021" "User Manuals"
 
 .SH NAME
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ causes \fBmu\fR to \fBnot\fR output log messages to standard error, in
 addition to sending them to the log file.
 
 .TP
-\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
+\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
 prints \fBmu\fR version and copyright information.
 
 .TP
diff --git a/mu/mu-config.cc b/mu/mu-config.cc
index 3a6a9b63..73509c91 100644
--- a/mu/mu-config.cc
+++ b/mu/mu-config.cc
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ config_options_group_mu (void)
 		 "print debug output to standard error (false)", NULL},
 		{"quiet", 'q', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &MU_CONFIG.quiet,
 		 "don't give any progress information (false)", NULL},
-		{"version", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &MU_CONFIG.version,
+		{"version", 'V', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &MU_CONFIG.version,
 		 "display version and copyright information (false)", NULL},
 		{"muhome", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME, &MU_CONFIG.muhome,
 		 "specify an alternative mu directory", "<dir>"},