diff --git a/changes/launcher-version-flag.md b/changes/launcher-version-flag.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0507d52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/launcher-version-flag.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+type: added
+area: launcher
+
+- Added `subminer --version` and `subminer -v` to print the installed SubMiner app version.
diff --git a/docs-site/launcher-script.md b/docs-site/launcher-script.md
index 01576ec7..f1b71bd1 100644
--- a/docs-site/launcher-script.md
+++ b/docs-site/launcher-script.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Use `subminer <subcommand> -h` for command-specific help.
 | `-r, --recursive`     | Search directories recursively                                       |
 | `-R, --rofi`          | Use rofi instead of fzf                                              |
 | `--setup`             | Open first-run setup popup manually                                  |
+| `-v, --version`       | Print installed SubMiner version                                     |
 | `-u, --update`        | Check for SubMiner updates and update the app/launcher when possible |
 | `--start`             | Explicitly start overlay after mpv launches                          |
 | `-S, --start-overlay` | Explicitly start overlay after mpv launches                          |
diff --git a/docs-site/usage.md b/docs-site/usage.md
index 646b7f16..531a1aa0 100644
--- a/docs-site/usage.md
+++ b/docs-site/usage.md
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ subminer -S video.mkv             # Same as above via --start-overlay
 subminer https://youtu.be/...     # Play a YouTube URL
 subminer ytsearch:"jp news"       # Play first YouTube search result
 subminer --setup                  # Open first-run setup popup
+subminer --version                # Print installed SubMiner version
+subminer -v                       # Same as above
 subminer --log-level debug video.mkv # Enable verbose logs for launch/debugging
 subminer --log-level warn video.mkv  # Set logging level explicitly
 subminer --args '--fs=opengl-hq --ytdl-format=bestvideo*+bestaudio/best' video.mkv  # Pass extra mpv args
diff --git a/launcher/commands/playback-command.test.ts b/launcher/commands/playback-command.test.ts
index 4c351aca..fac501fa 100644
--- a/launcher/commands/playback-command.test.ts
+++ b/launcher/commands/playback-command.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ function createContext(): LauncherCommandContext {
       stats: false,
       doctor: false,
       doctorRefreshKnownWords: false,
+      version: false,
       configPath: false,
       configShow: false,
       mpvIdle: false,
diff --git a/launcher/config/args-normalizer.ts b/launcher/config/args-normalizer.ts
index 14183dae..3e08bc5e 100644
--- a/launcher/config/args-normalizer.ts
+++ b/launcher/config/args-normalizer.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export function createDefaultArgs(
     statsCleanupLifetime: false,
     doctor: false,
     doctorRefreshKnownWords: false,
+    version: false,
     update: false,
     configPath: false,
     configShow: false,
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ export function applyRootOptionsToArgs(
   if (typeof options.passwordStore === 'string') parsed.passwordStore = options.passwordStore;
   if (options.rofi === true) parsed.useRofi = true;
   if (options.update === true) parsed.update = true;
+  if (options.version === true) parsed.version = true;
   if (options.startOverlay === true) parsed.autoStartOverlay = true;
   if (options.texthooker === false) parsed.useTexthooker = false;
   if (typeof options.args === 'string') parsed.mpvArgs = options.args;
diff --git a/launcher/config/cli-parser-builder.ts b/launcher/config/cli-parser-builder.ts
index 684a3add..62548d9f 100644
--- a/launcher/config/cli-parser-builder.ts
+++ b/launcher/config/cli-parser-builder.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function applyRootOptions(program: Command): void {
     .option('-p, --profile <profile>', 'MPV profile')
     .option('--start', 'Explicitly start overlay')
     .option('--log-level <level>', 'Log level')
+    .option('-v, --version', 'Show SubMiner version')
     .option('-u, --update', 'Check for updates')
     .option('-R, --rofi', 'Use rofi picker')
     .option('-S, --start-overlay', 'Auto-start overlay')
diff --git a/launcher/main.test.ts b/launcher/main.test.ts
index 4fc6d7a7..a80db49e 100644
--- a/launcher/main.test.ts
+++ b/launcher/main.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,30 @@ test('config discovery ignores lowercase subminer candidate', () => {
   assert.equal(resolved, expected);
 });
 
+test('version flag prints installed app version without requiring app binary', () => {
+  withTempDir((root) => {
+    const homeDir = path.join(root, 'home');
+    const xdgConfigHome = path.join(root, 'xdg');
+    const result = runLauncher(['--version'], makeTestEnv(homeDir, xdgConfigHome));
+
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0);
+    assert.match(result.stdout.trim(), /^SubMiner \d+\.\d+\.\d+/);
+    assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
+  });
+});
+
+test('short version flag prints installed app version without requiring app binary', () => {
+  withTempDir((root) => {
+    const homeDir = path.join(root, 'home');
+    const xdgConfigHome = path.join(root, 'xdg');
+    const result = runLauncher(['-v'], makeTestEnv(homeDir, xdgConfigHome));
+
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0);
+    assert.match(result.stdout.trim(), /^SubMiner \d+\.\d+\.\d+/);
+    assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
+  });
+});
+
 test('config path prefers jsonc over json for same directory', () => {
   withTempDir((root) => {
     const homeDir = path.join(root, 'home');
diff --git a/launcher/main.ts b/launcher/main.ts
index 33892b6f..c3a1efac 100644
--- a/launcher/main.ts
+++ b/launcher/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
+import packageJson from '../package.json';
 import {
   loadLauncherJellyfinConfig,
   loadLauncherMpvConfig,
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ import { runJellyfinCommand } from './commands/jellyfin-command.js';
 import { runPlaybackCommand } from './commands/playback-command.js';
 import { runUpdateCommand } from './commands/update-command.js';
 
+const APP_VERSION =
+  typeof packageJson.version === 'string' && packageJson.version.trim()
+    ? packageJson.version
+    : 'unknown';
+
 function createCommandContext(
   args: ReturnType<typeof parseArgs>,
   scriptPath: string,
@@ -56,6 +62,12 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const launcherConfig = loadLauncherYoutubeSubgenConfig();
   const launcherMpvConfig = loadLauncherMpvConfig();
   const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2), scriptName, launcherConfig, launcherMpvConfig);
+
+  if (args.version) {
+    console.log(`SubMiner ${APP_VERSION}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const pluginRuntimeConfig = readPluginRuntimeConfig(args.logLevel);
   const appPath = findAppBinary(scriptPath);
 
diff --git a/launcher/mpv.test.ts b/launcher/mpv.test.ts
index 8350d4de..4c59201b 100644
--- a/launcher/mpv.test.ts
+++ b/launcher/mpv.test.ts
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ function makeArgs(overrides: Partial<Args> = {}): Args {
     stats: false,
     doctor: false,
     doctorRefreshKnownWords: false,
+    version: false,
     configPath: false,
     configShow: false,
     mpvIdle: false,
diff --git a/launcher/parse-args.test.ts b/launcher/parse-args.test.ts
index d43232c1..e4b40cc9 100644
--- a/launcher/parse-args.test.ts
+++ b/launcher/parse-args.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ test('parseArgs maps root update flags without conflicting with jellyfin usernam
   assert.equal(jellyfinParsed.jellyfinUsername, 'kyle');
 });
 
+test('parseArgs maps root version flags without conflicting with stats vocab flag', () => {
+  const shortParsed = parseArgs(['-v'], 'subminer', {});
+  const longParsed = parseArgs(['--version'], 'subminer', {});
+  const statsParsed = parseArgs(['stats', 'cleanup', '-v'], 'subminer', {});
+
+  assert.equal(shortParsed.version, true);
+  assert.equal(longParsed.version, true);
+  assert.equal(statsParsed.version, false);
+  assert.equal(statsParsed.statsCleanupVocab, true);
+});
+
 test('parseArgs maps jellyfin play action and log-level override', () => {
   const parsed = parseArgs(['jellyfin', 'play', '--log-level', 'debug'], 'subminer', {});
 
diff --git a/launcher/types.ts b/launcher/types.ts
index 7ce1cabf..d2cc320e 100644
--- a/launcher/types.ts
+++ b/launcher/types.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export interface Args {
   dictionaryTarget?: string;
   doctor: boolean;
   doctorRefreshKnownWords: boolean;
+  version: boolean;
   update?: boolean;
   configPath: boolean;
   configShow: boolean;