diff --git a/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs b/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs
index d865abe..bd00a83 100644
--- a/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs
+++ b/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs
@@ -103,12 +103,16 @@ fn pulse_path_from_pulse_server() -> Result<CString> {
 fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
     env_logger::init();
 
+    let options = options().fallback_to_usage().run();
+
     if getuid().as_raw() == 0 || geteuid().as_raw() == 0 {
         println!("Running as root is not supported as it may break your system");
         return Err(anyhow!("real user ID or effective user ID is 0"));
     }
 
-    let options = options().fallback_to_usage().run();
+    let command = options
+        .command
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("expected `COMMAND`, pass `--help` for usage information"))?;
     let config = Configuration::parse_config_file()?;
 
     let mut init_commands = options.init_commands;
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
     }
 
     let (_lock_file, command, command_args, env) = match launch_or_lock(
-        options.command,
+        command,
         options.command_args,
         options.env,
         options.interactive,
diff --git a/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs b/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs
index fc3ccf7..4322d6f 100644
--- a/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs
+++ b/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub emulator: Option<Emulator>,
     pub init_commands: Vec<PathBuf>,
     pub user_init_commands: Vec<PathBuf>,
-    pub command: PathBuf,
+    pub command: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub command_args: Vec<String>,
 }
 
@@ -189,9 +189,11 @@ pub fn options() -> OptionParser<Options> {
         )
         .argument("COMMAND")
         .many();
-    let command = positional("COMMAND").help("the command you want to execute in the vm");
+    let command = positional("COMMAND")
+        .help("the command you want to execute in the vm")
+        .optional();
     let command_args = any::<String, _, _>("COMMAND_ARGS", |arg| {
-        (!["--help", "-h"].contains(&&*arg)).then_some(arg)
+        (!["--help", "-h", "--version", "-V"].contains(&&*arg)).then_some(arg)
     })
     .help("arguments of COMMAND")
     .many();
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ pub fn options() -> OptionParser<Options> {
         command_args,
     })
     .to_options()
+    .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]