diff --git a/climesync/climesync.py b/climesync/climesync.py
index 5eb1b82..6ed5a29 100755
--- a/climesync/climesync.py
+++ b/climesync/climesync.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "gu - get users\n"
     "du - delete user\n\n"
     "us - update user settings\n\n"
+    "v - print version information\n"
     "h - print this menu\n"
     "q - exit\n")
 
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
     ("uu",  "update-user",          commands.update_user),
     ("gu",  "get-users",            commands.get_users),
     ("du",  "delete-user",          commands.delete_user),
+    ("v",   "version",              commands.version),
 ]
 
 
@@ -166,12 +168,6 @@ def main(argv=None, test=False):
     # Command line arguments
     args = docopt(__doc__, argv=argv, options_first=True)
 
-    if args['-v']:
-        print "Climesync 0.1.1"
-        with open("LICENSE", "r") as f:
-            print f.read()
-        return
-
     url = args['-c']
     user = args['-u']
     password = args['-p']
@@ -210,8 +206,8 @@ def main(argv=None, test=False):
                                 config_dict=config_dict,
                                 interactive=interactive)
 
-    if "error" in response or "pymesync error" in response or \
-            "climesync error" in response:
+    if ("error" in response or "pymesync error" in response or
+            "climesync error" in response) and command != "version":
         util.print_json(response)
 
     if command:
diff --git a/climesync/commands.py b/climesync/commands.py
index 485f653..714ad9c 100644
--- a/climesync/commands.py
+++ b/climesync/commands.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import util
 
+version_string = "Climesync 0.1.1"
+
 ts = None  # pymesync.TimeSync object
 
 autoupdate_config = True
@@ -14,12 +16,15 @@
 # climesync_command decorator
 class climesync_command():
 
-    def __init__(self, select_arg=None, optional_args=False):
+    def __init__(self, select_arg=None, optional_args=False, 
+                 authenticated=True):
         self.select_arg = select_arg
         self.optional_args = optional_args
+        self.authenticated = authenticated
 
     def __call__(self, command):
         def wrapped_command(argv=None):
+            # If the command is being run in scripting mode
             if argv is not None:
                 args = docopt(command.__doc__, argv=argv)
 
@@ -43,7 +48,9 @@ def wrapped_command(argv=None):
 
                 return command(**command_kwargs)
             else:
-                if util.check_token_expiration(ts):
+                # Bypass token check if the command doesn't require
+                # authentication
+                if util.check_token_expiration(ts) and self.authenticated:
                     return {"error": "You need to sign in."}
 
                 return command()
@@ -1241,3 +1248,16 @@ def delete_user(username=None):
             return list()
 
     return ts.delete_user(username=username)
+
+
+@climesync_command(authenticated=False)
+def version(post_data=None):
+    """version
+
+Usage: version
+
+Examples:
+    climesync version
+    """
+
+    return version_string
diff --git a/climesync/util.py b/climesync/util.py
index c24d0d7..fdf6e4e 100644
--- a/climesync/util.py
+++ b/climesync/util.py
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ def print_json(response):
 
         print ""
     else:
-        print "I don't know how to print that!"
         print response