diff --git a/src/livestreamer_cli/argparser.py b/src/livestreamer_cli/argparser.py
index 0dcdbaaf..93bebedc 100644
--- a/src/livestreamer_cli/argparser.py
+++ b/src/livestreamer_cli/argparser.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def keyvalue(value):
     """
 )
 general.add_argument(
-    "-V", "--version",
+    "-v", "--version",
     action="version",
     version="%(prog)s {0}".format(LIVESTREAMER_VERSION),
     help="""