diff --git a/utils/create.c b/utils/create.c
index 244bca65e..4afba2a49 100644
--- a/utils/create.c
+++ b/utils/create.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <libtransmission/makemeta.h>
 #include <libtransmission/tr-getopt.h>
 #include <libtransmission/utils.h>
+#include <libtransmission/version.h>
 
 #define MY_NAME "transmission-create"
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 static tr_tracker_info trackers[MAX_TRACKERS];
 static int trackerCount = 0;
 static tr_bool isPrivate = FALSE;
+static tr_bool showVersion = FALSE;
 const char * comment = NULL;
 const char * outfile = NULL;
 const char * infile = NULL;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ static tr_option options[] =
   { 'o', "outfile", "Save the generated .torrent to this filename", "o", 1, "<file>" },
   { 'c', "comment", "Add a comment", "c", 1, "<comment>" },
   { 't', "tracker", "Add a tracker's announce URL", "t", 1, "<url>" },
+  { 'V', "version", "Show version number and exit", "V", 0, NULL },
   { 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ parseCommandLine( int argc, const char ** argv )
     {
         switch( c )
         {
+            case 'V': showVersion = TRUE; break;
             case 'p': isPrivate = TRUE; break;
             case 'o': outfile = optarg; break;
             case 'c': comment = optarg; break;
@@ -94,6 +98,11 @@ main( int argc, char * argv[] )
     if( parseCommandLine( argc, (const char**)argv ) )
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+    if( showVersion ) {
+        fprintf( stderr, MY_NAME" "LONG_VERSION_STRING"\n" );
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if( !infile )
     {
         fprintf( stderr, "ERROR: No input file or directory specified.\n" );
diff --git a/utils/edit.c b/utils/edit.c
index 0563fb228..494e00776 100644
--- a/utils/edit.c
+++ b/utils/edit.c
@@ -18,20 +18,23 @@
 #include <libtransmission/bencode.h>
 #include <libtransmission/tr-getopt.h>
 #include <libtransmission/utils.h>
+#include <libtransmission/version.h>
 
 #define MY_NAME "transmission-edit"
 
-int fileCount = 0;
-const char ** files = NULL;
-const char * add = NULL;
-const char * deleteme = NULL;
-const char * replace[2] = { NULL, NULL };
+static int fileCount = 0;
+static tr_bool showVersion = FALSE;
+static const char ** files = NULL;
+static const char * add = NULL;
+static const char * deleteme = NULL;
+static const char * replace[2] = { NULL, NULL };
 
 static tr_option options[] =
 {
   { 'a', "add", "Add a tracker's announce URL", "a", 1, "<url>" },
   { 'd', "delete", "Delete a tracker's announce URL", "d", 1, "<url>" },
   { 'r', "replace", "Search and replace a substring in the announce URLs", "r", 1, "<old> <new>" },
+  { 'V', "version", "Show version number and exit", "V", 0, NULL },
   { 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ parseCommandLine( int argc, const char ** argv )
                       if( c != TR_OPT_UNK ) return 1;
                       replace[1] = optarg;
                       break;
+            case 'V': showVersion = TRUE;
+                      break;
             case TR_OPT_UNK: files[fileCount++] = optarg; break;
             default: return 1;
         }
@@ -258,6 +263,12 @@ main( int argc, char * argv[] )
     if( parseCommandLine( argc, (const char**)argv ) )
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+    if( showVersion )
+    {
+        fprintf( stderr, MY_NAME" "LONG_VERSION_STRING"\n" );
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if( fileCount < 1 )
     {
         fprintf( stderr, "ERROR: No torrent files specified.\n" );
diff --git a/utils/show.c b/utils/show.c
index ef97adc96..d7def137b 100644
--- a/utils/show.c
+++ b/utils/show.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 static tr_option options[] =
 {
   { 's', "scrape", "Ask the torrent's trackers how many peers are in the torrent's swarm", "s", 0, NULL },
+  { 'V', "version", "Show version number and exit", "V", 0, NULL },
   { 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ getUsage( void )
 }
 
 static tr_bool scrapeFlag = FALSE;
+static tr_bool showVersion = FALSE;
 const char * filename = NULL;
 
 static int
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ parseCommandLine( int argc, const char ** argv )
         switch( c )
         {
             case 's': scrapeFlag = TRUE; break;
+            case 'V': showVersion = TRUE; break;
             case TR_OPT_UNK: filename = optarg; break;
             default: return 1;
         }
@@ -258,6 +261,12 @@ main( int argc, char * argv[] )
     if( parseCommandLine( argc, (const char**)argv ) )
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+    if( showVersion )
+    {
+        fprintf( stderr, MY_NAME" "LONG_VERSION_STRING"\n" );
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /* make sure the user specified a filename */
     if( !filename )
     {