diff --git a/bottery/cli.py b/bottery/cli.py
index 64d5a8c..fc745d5 100644
--- a/bottery/cli.py
+++ b/bottery/cli.py
@@ -22,10 +22,23 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     return wrapper
 
 
-@click.group()
-def cli():
+@click.group(invoke_without_command=True)
+@click.option('--version', '-v', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.pass_context
+def cli(ctx, version):
     """Bottery"""
 
+    # If no subcommand was given and the version flag is true, shows
+    # Bottery version
+    if not ctx.invoked_subcommand and version:
+        click.echo(bottery.__version__)
+        ctx.exit()
+
+    # If no subcommand but neither the version flag, shows help message
+    elif not ctx.invoked_subcommand:
+        click.echo(ctx.get_help())
+        ctx.exit()
+
 
 @cli.command('startproject')
 @click.argument('name')
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index fb91bef..1d663f0 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import click
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
+import bottery
 from bottery.cli import cli, debug_option, run
 
 
@@ -78,3 +79,24 @@ def test_startproject_invalid_project_name():
         result = runner.invoke(cli, ['startproject', project_name])
 
         assert result.exit_code == 2
+
+
+def test_version_option():
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ['--version'])
+
+    assert bottery.__version__ in result.output
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+def test_no_options_shows_help_message():
+    """
+    Test if CLI shows the help message when no option or command is
+    given.
+    """
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(cli)
+    ctx = click.Context(cli, info_name='cli')
+
+    assert ctx.get_help() == result.output.strip()
+    assert result.exit_code == 0