diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37b419d9..c4ba7ec9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Changelog
 
 ### 1.6 (November 5, 2013)
 
+* __1.6.6__ -v prints the current version, also better strings for windows users. Furthermore, jrnl/jrnl.py moved to jrnl/cli.py
 * __1.6.5__ Allows composing multi-line entries on the command line or importing files
 * __1.6.4__ Fixed a bug that caused creating encrypted journals to fail
 * __1.6.3__ New, pretty, _useful_ documentation!
diff --git a/jrnl/__init__.py b/jrnl/__init__.py
index 81d5e4ab..ca25074f 100644
--- a/jrnl/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/__init__.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ jrnl is a simple journal application for your command line.
 """
 
 __title__ = 'jrnl'
-__version__ = '1.6.5'
+__version__ = '1.6.6'
 __author__ = 'Manuel Ebert'
 __license__ = 'MIT License'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013 Manuel Ebert'
 
 from . import Journal
-from . import jrnl
-from .jrnl import cli
+from . import cli
+from .cli import run
diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/cli.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 96%
rename from jrnl/jrnl.py
rename to jrnl/cli.py
index 451ddbdc..4349f716
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/cli.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ try:
     from . import util
     from . import exporters
     from . import install
+    from . import __version__
 except (SystemError, ValueError):
     import Journal
     import util
     import exporters
     import install
+import jrnl
 import os
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ PYCRYPTO = install.module_exists("Crypto")
 
 def parse_args(args=None):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', dest='version', action="store_true", help="prints version information and exits")
+
     composing = parser.add_argument_group('Composing', 'To write an entry simply write it on the command line, e.g. "jrnl yesterday at 1pm: Went to the gym."')
     composing.add_argument('text', metavar='', nargs="*")
 
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ def update_config(config, new_config, scope, force_local=False):
     else:
         config.update(new_config)
 
-def cli(manual_args=None):
+def run(manual_args=None):
     if not os.path.exists(CONFIG_PATH):
         config = install.install_jrnl(CONFIG_PATH)
     else:
@@ -131,6 +135,10 @@ def cli(manual_args=None):
 
     args = parse_args(manual_args)
 
+    if args.version:
+        print("{} version {}".format(jrnl.__title__, jrnl.__version__))
+        sys.exit(0)
+
     # If the first textual argument points to a journal file,
     # use this!
     journal_name = args.text[0] if (args.text and args.text[0] in config['journals']) else 'default'
@@ -230,4 +238,4 @@ def cli(manual_args=None):
         journal.write()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    cli()
+    run()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 668a44d9..e79aa3e0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ setup(
     long_description=__doc__,
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
-            'jrnl = jrnl:cli',
+            'jrnl = jrnl:run',
         ],
     },
     classifiers=[