diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/help_contract.rs b/crates/cli/tests/help_contract.rs
index b62b1e4..bd1662b 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/help_contract.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/help_contract.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ fn assert_help_case(case: &HelpCase) {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn binary_version_matches_package_version() {
+    let output = run_rc(&["--version"]);
+
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "version output should succeed: stderr={}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    assert_eq!(stdout.trim(), format!("rc {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn top_level_command_help_contract() {
     let cases = [