diff --git a/codebasin/__main__.py b/codebasin/__main__.py
index 8f8e324..7cb04b5 100755
--- a/codebasin/__main__.py
+++ b/codebasin/__main__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 log = logging.getLogger("codebasin")
 version = "1.2.0"
 
+_traceback = False
+
 
 def _help_string(*lines: str, is_long=False, is_last=False):
     """
@@ -89,6 +91,14 @@ def _main():
         default=0,
         help=_help_string("Decrease verbosity level."),
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--debug",
+        dest="debug",
+        action="store_const",
+        default=False,
+        const=True,
+        help=_help_string("Enable debug output."),
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-R",
         "--report",
@@ -152,23 +162,35 @@ def _main():
     # Configure logging such that:
     # - All messages are written to a log file
     # - Only errors are written to the terminal by default
-    # - Messages written to terminal are based on -q and -v flags
+    # - Messages written to terminal are based on -q, -v and --debug flags
     # - Meta-warnings and statistics are generated by a WarningAggregator
     aggregator = WarningAggregator()
     log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    if args.debug:
+        min_log_level = logging.DEBUG
+        global _traceback
+        _traceback = True
+    else:
+        min_log_level = logging.INFO
 
     file_handler = logging.FileHandler("cbi.log", mode="w")
-    file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    file_handler.setLevel(min_log_level)
     file_handler.setFormatter(Formatter())
     file_handler.addFilter(aggregator)
     log.addHandler(file_handler)
 
+    if args.debug:
+        log.debug(f"Code Base Investigator {version}; Python {sys.version}")
+
     # Inform the user that a log file has been created.
     # 'print' instead of 'log' to ensure the message is visible in the output.
     log_path = os.path.abspath("cbi.log")
     print(f"Log file created at {log_path}")
 
-    log_level = max(1, logging.ERROR - 10 * (args.verbose - args.quiet))
+    log_level = max(
+        min_log_level,
+        logging.ERROR - 10 * (args.verbose - args.quiet),
+    )
     stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     stdout_handler.setLevel(log_level)
     stdout_handler.setFormatter(Formatter(colors=sys.stdout.isatty()))
@@ -270,7 +292,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         _main()
     except Exception as e:
-        log.error(str(e))
+        log.error(str(e), exc_info=_traceback)
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
diff --git a/codebasin/_detail/logging.py b/codebasin/_detail/logging.py
index 9500f86..9559180 100644
--- a/codebasin/_detail/logging.py
+++ b/codebasin/_detail/logging.py
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
             color = RED
         else:
             color = DEFAULT
+
+        # Print a stack trace if explicitly requested.
+        if record.exc_info:
+            return self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+
         return f"{BOLD}{color}{level}{RESET}: {msg}"