diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 55d2f2eb1d57b2b97ad82335815abd326a0defb1..fa8804221062fa64d080b9befb9a135089a6197a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ FROM gcr.io/distroless/base:nonroot
 COPY --from=GO_BUILD /codies/codies /codies
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/codies", "--prod" ]
 EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Verify that the binary works.
+RUN [ "/codies", "version" ]
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9123d89ea6223a00494be52ab566ff559e8f928c..ba540545ebfbee3175b6007b6d0c4a755ce073a3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ var args = struct {
 var wsOpts *websocket.AcceptOptions
 
 func main() {
+	if argv := os.Args[1:]; len(argv) > 0 && argv[0] == "version" {
+		fmt.Println(version.Version())
+		return
+	}
+
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 
 	if _, err := flags.Parse(&args); err != nil {