diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 823904f..6b589e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,20 +175,23 @@ snapbase/
 
 ### Setup Instructions
 
-#### 1. Clone Repository
+#### Option A: One-command install (latest)
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/Prateekkp/SnapBase.git
-cd snapbase
+pip install -U git+https://github.com/Prateekkp/SnapBase.git
 ```
 
-#### 2. Install Dependencies
+This installs the latest code from GitHub and registers the `snapbase` command.
+
+#### Option B: Editable install (for development)
 
 ```bash
+git clone https://github.com/Prateekkp/SnapBase.git
+cd SnapBase
 pip install -e .
 ```
 
-This registers the `snapbase` command globally in your environment.
+Use this if you plan to modify the source locally.
 
 #### 3. Verify Installation
 
@@ -196,6 +199,12 @@ This registers the `snapbase` command globally in your environment.
 snapbase --version
 ```
 
+#### Update to latest
+
+```bash
+pip install -U git+https://github.com/Prateekkp/SnapBase.git
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Starting the CLI
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1f72a8c..0c2bb50 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from app.cli import start_cli
 import sys
 import os
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 
 
 def secure_input(prompt=""):
@@ -51,7 +52,18 @@ def secure_input(prompt=""):
     return password
 
 
+def get_version_string():
+    try:
+        return version("snapbase")
+    except PackageNotFoundError:
+        return "unknown (package not installed)"
+
+
 def main():
+    if any(arg in ("-V", "--version") for arg in sys.argv[1:]):
+        print(get_version_string())
+        return
+
     show_banner()
     config = load_config()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 94a68cb..2983707 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "snapbase"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "SnapBase - SQL Bot for natural language to SQL query conversion"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"