diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63013558f..487712e4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "socket",
-  "version": "1.1.74",
+  "version": "1.1.75",
   "description": "CLI for Socket.dev",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-cli",
   "license": "MIT AND OFL-1.1",
diff --git a/src/commands/cli.test.mts b/src/commands/cli.test.mts
index 245418f9a..9b3986a75 100755
--- a/src/commands/cli.test.mts
+++ b/src/commands/cli.test.mts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import constants, {
   FLAG_CONFIG,
   FLAG_DRY_RUN,
   FLAG_HELP,
+  FLAG_VERSION,
 } from '../constants.mts'
 
 describe('socket root command', async () => {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ describe('socket root command', async () => {
             manifest                    Generate a dependency manifest for certain ecosystems
             npm                         Wraps npm with Socket security scanning
             npx                         Wraps npx with Socket security scanning
+            patch                       Apply, manage, and rollback Socket security patches for vulnerable dependencies
             raw-npm                     Run npm without the Socket wrapper
             raw-npx                     Run npx without the Socket wrapper
 
@@ -87,6 +89,17 @@ describe('socket root command', async () => {
     },
   )
 
+  cmdit(
+    [FLAG_VERSION, FLAG_CONFIG, '{}'],
+    `should support ${FLAG_VERSION}`,
+    async cmd => {
+      const { code, stdout } = await spawnSocketCli(binCliPath, cmd)
+      // Version output should be a semver string.
+      expect(stdout).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/)
+      expect(code, 'version should exit with code 0').toBe(0)
+    },
+  )
+
   cmdit(
     ['mootools', FLAG_DRY_RUN, FLAG_CONFIG, '{"apiToken":"fakeToken"}'],
     'should require args with just dry-run',
diff --git a/src/utils/meow-with-subcommands.mts b/src/utils/meow-with-subcommands.mts
index adf625be3..1b03f5315 100644
--- a/src/utils/meow-with-subcommands.mts
+++ b/src/utils/meow-with-subcommands.mts
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ export async function meowWithSubcommands(
       'optimize',
       'organization',
       'package',
-      //'patch',
+      'patch',
       // PNPM,
       'raw-npm',
       'raw-npx',
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ export async function meowWithSubcommands(
       `  manifest                    ${description(subcommands['manifest'])}`,
       `  npm                         ${description(subcommands[NPM])}`,
       `  npx                         ${description(subcommands[NPX])}`,
+      `  patch                       ${description(subcommands['patch'])}`,
       `  raw-npm                     ${description(subcommands['raw-npm'])}`,
       `  raw-npx                     ${description(subcommands['raw-npx'])}`,
       '',
@@ -743,9 +744,21 @@ export async function meowWithSubcommands(
     help: lines.map(l => indentString(l, HELP_INDENT)).join('\n'),
   })
 
-  const { dryRun, help: helpFlag } = cli2.flags as {
+  const {
+    dryRun,
+    help: helpFlag,
+    version: versionFlag,
+  } = cli2.flags as {
     dryRun: boolean
     help: boolean
+    version: boolean
+  }
+
+  // Handle --version: print version and exit successfully.
+  if (versionFlag) {
+    logger.log(constants.ENV.INLINED_SOCKET_CLI_VERSION)
+    process.exitCode = 0
+    return
   }
 
   // ...else we provide basic instructions and help.
diff --git a/test/utils.mts b/test/utils.mts
index fd99d8bf0..5badbc0bf 100644
--- a/test/utils.mts
+++ b/test/utils.mts
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ function normalizeBanner(str: string): string {
       )
       // Replace cwd path with "<redacted>".
       .replace(/cwd: [^\n"]+/g, 'cwd: <redacted>')
-      // Strip "Received an unknown command: patch" error line that appears
-      // when socket-patch binary is not available in the test build.
-      // Also consume any leading whitespace on the next line so indentation
-      // stays consistent when the error line is absent.
-      .replace(/[^\n]*Received an unknown command: patch[^\n]*\n\s*/g, '')
   )
 }