diff --git a/cli/root.go b/cli/root.go
index d2fc267221594..a112de28f5b28 100644
--- a/cli/root.go
+++ b/cli/root.go
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func init() {
 func Root() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:           "coder",
-		Version:       buildinfo.Version(),
 		SilenceErrors: true,
 		SilenceUsage:  true,
 		Long: `Coder — A tool for provisioning self-hosted development environments.
@@ -90,10 +89,10 @@ func Root() *cobra.Command {
 		users(),
 		portForward(),
 		workspaceAgent(),
+		versionCmd(),
 	)
 
 	cmd.SetUsageTemplate(usageTemplate())
-	cmd.SetVersionTemplate(versionTemplate())
 
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(varURL, "", "Specify the URL to your deployment.")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(varToken, "", "Specify an authentication token.")
@@ -110,6 +109,27 @@ func Root() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// versionCmd prints the coder version
+func versionCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "version",
+		Short:   "Show coder version",
+		Example: "coder version",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			var str strings.Builder
+			_, _ = str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Coder %s", buildinfo.Version()))
+			buildTime, valid := buildinfo.Time()
+			if valid {
+				_, _ = str.WriteString(" " + buildTime.Format(time.UnixDate))
+			}
+			_, _ = str.WriteString("\r\n" + buildinfo.ExternalURL() + "\r\n")
+
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprint(cmd.OutOrStdout(), str.String())
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // createClient returns a new client from the command context.
 // It reads from global configuration files if flags are not set.
 func createClient(cmd *cobra.Command) (*codersdk.Client, error) {
@@ -286,17 +306,6 @@ Use "{{.CommandPath}} [command] --help" for more information about a command.
 {{end}}`
 }
 
-func versionTemplate() string {
-	template := `Coder {{printf "%s" .Version}}`
-	buildTime, valid := buildinfo.Time()
-	if valid {
-		template += " " + buildTime.Format(time.UnixDate)
-	}
-	template += "\r\n" + buildinfo.ExternalURL()
-	template += "\r\n"
-	return template
-}
-
 // FormatCobraError colorizes and adds "--help" docs to cobra commands.
 func FormatCobraError(err error, cmd *cobra.Command) string {
 	helpErrMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Run '%s --help' for usage.", cmd.CommandPath())
diff --git a/cli/root_test.go b/cli/root_test.go
index 28206cc46707f..48298267a02db 100644
--- a/cli/root_test.go
+++ b/cli/root_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package cli_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/coder/coder/buildinfo"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/cli"
@@ -19,4 +22,18 @@ func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		errStr := cli.FormatCobraError(err, cmd)
 		require.Contains(t, errStr, "Run 'coder delete --help' for usage.")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Version", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+		cmd, _ := clitest.New(t, "version")
+		cmd.SetOut(buf)
+		err := cmd.Execute()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		output := buf.String()
+		require.Contains(t, output, buildinfo.Version(), "has version")
+		require.Contains(t, output, buildinfo.ExternalURL(), "has url")
+	})
 }