diff --git a/syncoid b/syncoid
index 7337f5b..29f0176 100755
--- a/syncoid
+++ b/syncoid
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ Options:
   --sshoption|o=OPTION  Passes OPTION to ssh for remote usage. Can be specified multiple times
 
   --help                Prints this helptext
-  --verbose             Prints the version number
+  --version             Prints the version number
   --debug               Prints out a lot of additional information during a syncoid run
   --monitor-version     Currently does nothing
   --quiet               Suppresses non-error output