diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp
index f2468307e..8c7b72bca 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
     void handleVersionCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+    void handleVersionShortCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     void handleHelpCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     void handlePluginsCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     void handleLanguageCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
index 0343b2572..acb3467b4 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
@@ -30,18 +30,20 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     using namespace hex::literals;
 
     void handleVersionCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
-        if (args.empty()) {
-            hex::log::print(std::string(romfs::get("logo.ans").string()),
-                       ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get(),
-                       ImHexApi::System::getCommitBranch(), ImHexApi::System::getCommitHash(),
-                       __DATE__, __TIME__,
-                       ImHexApi::System::isPortableVersion() ? "Portable" : "Installed");
-        } else if (args.size() == 1 && args[0] == "plain") {
-            hex::log::print("{}", ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get());
-        } else {
-            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+        std::ignore = args;
 
+        hex::log::print(std::string(romfs::get("logo.ans").string()),
+                   ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get(),
+                   ImHexApi::System::getCommitBranch(), ImHexApi::System::getCommitHash(),
+                   __DATE__, __TIME__,
+                   ImHexApi::System::isPortableVersion() ? "Portable" : "Installed");
+
+        std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    void handleVersionShortCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+        std::ignore = args;
+        hex::log::println("{}", ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion().get());
         std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
index 516dbbc3c..78fc4b8ac 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 IMHEX_PLUGIN_SUBCOMMANDS() {
     { "help",           "h", "Print help about this command",                hex::plugin::builtin::handleHelpCommand             },
     { "version",        "",  "Print ImHex version",                          hex::plugin::builtin::handleVersionCommand          },
+    { "version-short",  "",  "Print only the version info in plain text",    hex::plugin::builtin::handleVersionShortCommand     },
     { "plugins",        "",  "Lists all plugins that have been installed",   hex::plugin::builtin::handlePluginsCommand          },
     { "language",       "",  "Changes the language ImHex uses",              hex::plugin::builtin::handleLanguageCommand         },
     { "verbose",        "v", "Enables verbose debug logging",                hex::plugin::builtin::handleVerboseCommand          },