diff --git a/src/wristpy/core/cli.py b/src/wristpy/core/cli.py
index f165fe9a..0ceba9f1 100644
--- a/src/wristpy/core/cli.py
+++ b/src/wristpy/core/cli.py
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ class NonwearAlgorithms(str, Enum):
     detach = "detach"
 
 
+def version_check(version: bool) -> None:
+    """Print the current version of wristpy and exit."""
+    if version:
+        typer.echo(f"Wristpy version: {config.get_version()}")
+        raise typer.Exit()
+
+
 @app.command()
 def main(
     input: pathlib.Path = typer.Argument(
@@ -123,16 +130,17 @@ def main(
         "Defaults to INFO if not included.",
     ),
     version: bool = typer.Option(
-        False, "-V", "--version", help="Show the version and exit."
+        False,
+        "-V",
+        "--version",
+        help="Print the current version of wristpy and exit.",
+        is_eager=True,
+        callback=version_check,
     ),
 ) -> None:
     """Run wristpy orchestrator with command line arguments."""
     from wristpy.core import orchestrator
 
-    if version:
-        typer.echo(f"Wristpy version: {config.get_version()}")
-        raise typer.Exit()
-
     log_level = logging.INFO
     if verbosity:
         log_level = logging.DEBUG
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli.py b/tests/unit/test_cli.py
index 48d23eab..0e901bdf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli.py
@@ -206,3 +206,30 @@ def test_main_verbosity(
         verbosity=logging.DEBUG,
         output_filetype=None,
     )
+
+
+def test_main_version(
+    create_typer_cli_runner: testing.CliRunner,
+) -> None:
+    """Test cli version output."""
+    result = create_typer_cli_runner.invoke(cli.app, ["--version"])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Wristpy version" in result.output
+
+
+def test_main_version_with_options(
+    create_typer_cli_runner: testing.CliRunner,
+    sample_data_gt3x: pathlib.Path,
+    mocker: pytest_mock.MockerFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """Test other arguments and options are ignored when --version is passed."""
+    mock_run = mocker.patch.object(orchestrator, "run")
+
+    result = create_typer_cli_runner.invoke(
+        cli.app, [str(sample_data_gt3x), "-e", "5", "--version"]
+    )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Wristpy version" in result.output
+    mock_run.assert_not_called()