diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 84bb131..0723c0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ jobs:
           flavor: |
             latest=false
 
+      - name: Compute version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "wibo_version=$(git describe --tags --always)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Build Docker image
         id: docker-build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           file: ${{ matrix.dockerfile }}
           build-args: |
             BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
+            WIBO_VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.wibo_version }}
           target: build
 
       - name: Tests
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           file: ${{ matrix.dockerfile }}
           build-args: |
             BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
+            WIBO_VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.wibo_version }}
           target: export
           outputs: |
             type=local,dest=dist
@@ -102,6 +110,7 @@ jobs:
           file: ${{ matrix.dockerfile }}
           build-args: |
             BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
+            WIBO_VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.wibo_version }}
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 42600d5..33cdf3c 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 - `cmake -B build -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON` configures a 32-bit toolchain; ensure multilib packages are present.
 - `cmake --build build --target wibo` compiles the program and tests.
 - `./build/wibo /path/to/program.exe` runs a Windows binary. Use `WIBO_DEBUG=1` (or `--debug`/`-D`) for verbose logging. Use `--chdir`/`-C` to set the working directory.
-- `cmake -B build -DBUILD_TESTING=ON` + `ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure` runs the self-checking WinAPI fixtures (requires `i686-w64-mingw32-gcc` and `i686-w64-mingw32-windres`).
+- `ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure` runs the self-checking WinAPI fixtures (requires `i686-w64-mingw32-gcc` and `i686-w64-mingw32-windres`).
 - `clang-format -i path/to/file.cpp` and `clang-tidy path/to/file.cpp -p build` keep contributions aligned with the repo's tooling.
 
 ## Coding Style & Naming Conventions
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f95f2df..f41690b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,40 @@ set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT "-m32")
 
 project(wibo LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
+set(WIBO_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Version string for the wibo binary; if empty, attempts to use git describe")
+
+if(NOT "${WIBO_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(WIBO_VERSION_STRING "${WIBO_VERSION}")
+elseif(DEFINED ENV{WIBO_VERSION} AND NOT "$ENV{WIBO_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(WIBO_VERSION_STRING "$ENV{WIBO_VERSION}")
+else()
+    find_package(Git QUIET)
+    if(GIT_FOUND)
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags --dirty --always
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+            RESULT_VARIABLE WIBO_GIT_DESCRIBE_RESULT
+            OUTPUT_VARIABLE WIBO_GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT
+            OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+        )
+        if(WIBO_GIT_DESCRIBE_RESULT EQUAL 0 AND NOT "${WIBO_GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT}" STREQUAL "")
+            set(WIBO_VERSION_STRING "${WIBO_GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT}")
+        endif()
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+if(NOT DEFINED WIBO_VERSION_STRING OR "${WIBO_VERSION_STRING}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(WIBO_VERSION_STRING "unknown")
+endif()
+
+set(WIBO_GENERATED_HEADER_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${WIBO_GENERATED_HEADER_DIR})
+configure_file(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version_info.h.in
+    ${WIBO_GENERATED_HEADER_DIR}/version_info.h
+    @ONLY
+)
+
 option(WIBO_ENABLE_FIXTURE_TESTS "Enable Win32 fixture tests (requires i686-w64-mingw32)" ON)
 option(WIBO_ENABLE_LIBURING "Enable liburing for asynchronous I/O" OFF)
 set(WIBO_ENABLE_LTO "AUTO" CACHE STRING "Enable link-time optimization (LTO)")
@@ -142,7 +176,7 @@ add_executable(wibo
 target_compile_definitions(wibo PRIVATE _GNU_SOURCE _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 _TIME_BITS=64)
 target_compile_features(wibo PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
 target_compile_options(wibo PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -fno-pie -maccumulate-outgoing-args)
-target_include_directories(wibo PRIVATE dll src)
+target_include_directories(wibo PRIVATE dll src ${WIBO_GENERATED_HEADER_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(wibo PRIVATE mimalloc-obj)
 target_link_options(wibo PRIVATE -no-pie)
 if (WIBO_ENABLE_LIBURING)
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6d4ae2e..4499c71 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ ARG BUILD_TYPE=Release
 # Enable link-time optimization (LTO) (AUTO, ON, OFF)
 ARG ENABLE_LTO=AUTO
 
+# Version string (if not provided, defaults to "unknown")
+ARG WIBO_VERSION
+
 # Build static binary
 RUN cmake -S /wibo -B /wibo/build -G Ninja \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="$BUILD_TYPE" \
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ RUN cmake -S /wibo -B /wibo/build -G Ninja \
         -DMI_LIBC_MUSL:BOOL=ON \
         -DWIBO_ENABLE_LIBURING:BOOL=ON \
         -DWIBO_ENABLE_LTO:STRING="$ENABLE_LTO" \
+        -DWIBO_VERSION:STRING="$WIBO_VERSION" \
     && cmake --build /wibo/build --verbose \
     && ( [ "$BUILD_TYPE" != "Release" ] || strip -g /wibo/build/wibo )
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index a1f6cf9..9f75a38 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ ARG BUILD_TYPE=Release
 # Enable link-time optimization (LTO) (AUTO, ON, OFF)
 ARG ENABLE_LTO=AUTO
 
+# Version string (if not provided, defaults to "unknown")
+ARG WIBO_VERSION
+
 RUN cmake -S /wibo -B /wibo/build -G Ninja \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="$BUILD_TYPE" \
         -DWIBO_ENABLE_LIBURING:BOOL=ON \
         -DWIBO_ENABLE_LTO:STRING="$ENABLE_LTO" \
+        -DWIBO_VERSION:STRING="$WIBO_VERSION" \
     && cmake --build /wibo/build --verbose \
     && ( [ "$BUILD_TYPE" != "Release" ] || strip -g /wibo/build/wibo )
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dc8a439..f0571ce 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "modules.h"
 #include "processes.h"
 #include "strutil.h"
+#include "version_info.h"
 
 #include <asm/ldt.h>
 #include <charconv>
@@ -124,33 +125,71 @@ TIB tib;
 
 const size_t MAPS_BUFFER_SIZE = 0x10000;
 
-static void printHelp(const char *argv0) {
+static std::string getExeName(const char *argv0) {
 	std::filesystem::path exePath(argv0 ? argv0 : "wibo");
-	std::string exeName = exePath.filename().string();
-	fprintf(stdout, "Usage: %s [options] <program.exe> [arguments...]\n", exeName.c_str());
-	fprintf(stdout, "       %s path [subcommand options] <path> [path...]\n", exeName.c_str());
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "Options:\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  --help\t\tShow this help message and exit\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  -C, --chdir DIR\tChange working directory before launching the program\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  -D, --debug\tEnable shim debug logging (same as WIBO_DEBUG=1)\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  --cmdline STRING\tUse STRING as the exact guest command line\n");
-	fprintf(stdout,
-			"  --\t\tStop option parsing; following arguments are interpreted as the exact guest command line\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "Subcommands:\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  path\t\tConvert between host and Windows-style paths (see '%s path --help')\n", exeName.c_str());
+	return exePath.filename().string();
 }
 
-static void printPathHelp(const char *argv0) {
-	std::filesystem::path exePath(argv0 ? argv0 : "wibo");
-	std::string exeName = exePath.filename().string();
-	fprintf(stdout, "Usage: %s path (-u | --unix | -w | --windows) <path> [path...]\n", exeName.c_str());
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "Path Options:\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  -u, --unix\tConvert Windows paths to host paths\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  -w, --windows\tConvert host paths to Windows paths\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "  -h, --help\tShow this help message and exit\n");
+static void printHelp(const char *argv0, bool error) {
+	const auto exeName = getExeName(argv0);
+	FILE *out = error ? stderr : stdout;
+	if (error) {
+		fprintf(out, "See '%s --help' for usage information.\n", exeName.c_str());
+		return;
+	}
+	fprintf(out, "wibo %s\n\n", wibo::kVersionString);
+	fprintf(out, "Usage:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  %s [options] <program.exe> [arguments...]\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "  %s path [subcommand options] <path> [path...]\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "General Options:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -h, --help            Show this help message and exit\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -V, --version         Show version information and exit\n");
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "Runtime Options:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -C, --chdir DIR       Change working directory before launching the program\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -D, --debug           Enable debug logging (same as WIBO_DEBUG=1)\n");
+	fprintf(out, "      --cmdline STRING  Use STRING as the exact guest command line\n");
+	fprintf(out, "                        (includes the program name, e.g. \"test.exe a b c\")\n");
+	fprintf(out, "      --                Stop option parsing; following arguments are used\n");
+	fprintf(out, "                        verbatim as the guest command line, including the\n");
+	fprintf(out, "                        program name\n");
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "Subcommands:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  path                  Convert between host and Windows-style paths\n");
+	fprintf(out, "                        (see '%s path --help' for details)\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "Examples:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  # Typical usage\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  %s path/to/test.exe a b c\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "  %s -C path/to test.exe a b c\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  # Advanced forms: full control over the guest command line\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  %s path/to/test.exe -- test.exe a b c\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "  %s --cmdline 'test.exe a b c' path/to/test.exe\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "  %s -- test.exe a b c\n", exeName.c_str());
+}
+
+static void printPathHelp(const char *argv0, bool error) {
+	const auto exeName = getExeName(argv0);
+	FILE *out = error ? stderr : stdout;
+	if (error) {
+		fprintf(out, "See '%s path --help' for usage information.\n", exeName.c_str());
+		return;
+	}
+	fprintf(out, "Usage:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  %s path [options] <path> [path...]\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "Path Options (exactly one required):\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -u, --unix       Convert Windows paths to host (Unix-style) paths\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -w, --windows    Convert host (Unix-style) paths to Windows paths\n");
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "General Options:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  -h, --help       Show this help message and exit\n");
+	fprintf(out, "\n");
+	fprintf(out, "Examples:\n");
+	fprintf(out, "  %s path -u 'Z:\\home\\user'\n", exeName.c_str());
+	fprintf(out, "  %s path -w /home/user\n", exeName.c_str());
 }
 
 static int handlePathCommand(int argc, char **argv, const char *argv0) {
@@ -169,25 +208,29 @@ static int handlePathCommand(int argc, char **argv, const char *argv0) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (strcmp(arg, "-h") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0) {
-			printPathHelp(argv0);
+			printPathHelp(argv0, false);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (arg[0] == '-' && arg[1] != '\0') {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option for 'path' subcommand: %s\n", arg);
-			printPathHelp(argv0);
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: unknown option '%s'.\n", arg);
+			printPathHelp(argv0, true);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		inputs.push_back(arg);
 	}
 
 	if (convertToUnix == convertToWindows) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Specify exactly one of --unix or --windows for the 'path' subcommand\n");
-		printPathHelp(argv0);
+		if (!convertToUnix) {
+			printPathHelp(argv0, false);
+		} else {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: cannot specify both --unix and --windows for path conversion.\n");
+			printPathHelp(argv0, true);
+		}
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (inputs.empty()) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "No path specified for conversion\n");
-		printPathHelp(argv0);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: no paths specified for conversion.\n");
+		printPathHelp(argv0, true);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -325,22 +368,27 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				parsingOptions = false;
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (strcmp(arg, "-h") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0) {
+				printHelp(argv[0], false);
+				return 0;
+			}
+			if (strcmp(arg, "-V") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--version") == 0) {
+				fprintf(stdout, "wibo %s\n", wibo::kVersionString);
+				return 0;
+			}
 			if (strncmp(arg, "--cmdline=", 10) == 0) {
 				cmdLine = arg + 10;
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (strcmp(arg, "--cmdline") == 0) {
 				if (i + 1 >= argc) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Option %s requires a command line argument\n", arg);
+					fprintf(stderr, "Error: '%s' requires a command line argument.\n", arg);
+					printHelp(argv[0], true);
 					return 1;
 				}
 				cmdLine = argv[++i];
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0) {
-				printHelp(argv[0]);
-				return 0;
-			}
 			if (strcmp(arg, "-D") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--debug") == 0) {
 				optionDebug = true;
 				continue;
@@ -351,7 +399,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			}
 			if (strcmp(arg, "-C") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--chdir") == 0) {
 				if (i + 1 >= argc) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Option %s requires a directory argument\n", arg);
+					fprintf(stderr, "Error: '%s' requires a directory argument.\n", arg);
+					printHelp(argv[0], true);
 					return 1;
 				}
 				chdirPath = argv[++i];
@@ -362,9 +411,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (arg[0] == '-' && arg[1] != '\0') {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option: %s\n", arg);
-				fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-				printHelp(argv[0]);
+				fprintf(stderr, "Error: unknown option '%s'.\n", arg);
+				printHelp(argv[0], true);
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
@@ -374,8 +422,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	if (programIndex == -1 && cmdLine.empty()) {
-		printHelp(argv[0]);
-		return argc <= 1 ? 0 : 1;
+		if (argc == 1) {
+			printHelp(argv[0], false);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: no program or command line specified.\n");
+		printHelp(argv[0], true);
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	// Try to resolve our own executable path
diff --git a/src/version_info.h.in b/src/version_info.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb8329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version_info.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace wibo {
+
+constexpr const char kVersionString[] = "@WIBO_VERSION_STRING@";
+
+} // namespace wibo