diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 162aea17..8109ccfc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void arg_help(void* data, char** pars, const int pars_count)
 void arg_version(void* data, char** pars, const int pars_count)
 {
     printf("Ly version %s\n", LY_VERSION);
+    exit(0);
 }
 
 // low-level error messages