diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 316d642..49b8786 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { widgets } from './widgets';
 const program = new Command();
 program.description('Our New CLI');
 program.option('-v, --verbose', 'verbose logging');
-program.version('0.0.1');
+program.version('0.0.1', '--version', 'output the current version');
 program.addCommand(widgets);
 
 async function main() {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 523d621..337660f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
         "commander": "^9.3.0",
         "esbuild": "^0.14.48",
         "ora": "^6.1.2"
@@ -18,13 +17,15 @@
         "terribledev": "dist/index.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
         "typescript": "^4.7.4"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "18.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HzNRZtp4eepNitP+BD6k2L6DROIDG4Q0fm4x+dwfsr6LGmROENnok75VGw40628xf+iR24WeMFcHuuBDUAzzsQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-HzNRZtp4eepNitP+BD6k2L6DROIDG4Q0fm4x+dwfsr6LGmROENnok75VGw40628xf+iR24WeMFcHuuBDUAzzsQ==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/ansi-regex": {
       "version": "6.0.1",
@@ -693,7 +694,8 @@
     "@types/node": {
       "version": "18.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HzNRZtp4eepNitP+BD6k2L6DROIDG4Q0fm4x+dwfsr6LGmROENnok75VGw40628xf+iR24WeMFcHuuBDUAzzsQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-HzNRZtp4eepNitP+BD6k2L6DROIDG4Q0fm4x+dwfsr6LGmROENnok75VGw40628xf+iR24WeMFcHuuBDUAzzsQ==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "ansi-regex": {
       "version": "6.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cbddf6..3c07142 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
     "commander": "^9.3.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.14.48",
     "ora": "^6.1.2"
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@
     "terribledev": "./dist/index.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^4.7.4"
+    "typescript": "^4.7.4",
+    "@types/node": "^18.0.3"
   }
 }