diff --git a/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version.go b/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version.go
index 31a2b1f9..f3ff2e9e 100644
--- a/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version.go
+++ b/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
@@ -30,11 +31,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Version creates an instance of *ffcli.Command to print version info
-func Version() *ffcli.Command {
+func Version(w io.Writer) *ffcli.Command {
 	var (
 		flagset = flag.NewFlagSet("slsa-provenance version", flag.ExitOnError)
 		outJSON = flagset.Bool("json", false, "print JSON instead of text")
 	)
+
+	flagset.SetOutput(w)
+
 	return &ffcli.Command{
 		Name:       "version",
 		ShortUsage: "slsa-provenance version",
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ func Version() *ffcli.Command {
 				res = j
 			}
 
-			fmt.Println(res)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, res)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version_test.go b/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee054d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package cli_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/philips-labs/slsa-provenance-action/cmd/slsa-provenance/cli"
+)
+
+func TestVersionCliText(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	cli := cli.Version(&sb)
+
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf(`GitVersion:    devel
+GitCommit:     unknown
+GitTreeState:  unknown
+BuildDate:     unknown
+GoVersion:     %s
+Compiler:      %s
+Platform:      %s/%s
+
+`, runtime.Version(), runtime.Compiler, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+
+	err := cli.ParseAndRun(context.Background(), nil)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(expected, sb.String())
+}
+
+func TestVersionCliJson(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	cli := cli.Version(&sb)
+
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf(`{
+  "git_version": "devel",
+  "git_commit": "unknown",
+  "git_tree_state": "unknown",
+  "build_date": "unknown",
+  "go_version": "%s",
+  "compiler": "%s",
+  "platform": "%s/%s"
+}
+`, runtime.Version(), runtime.Compiler, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+
+	err := cli.ParseAndRun(context.Background(), []string{"-json"})
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(expected, sb.String())
+}
diff --git a/cmd/slsa-provenance/main.go b/cmd/slsa-provenance/main.go
index f94ee0fa..b0a51972 100644
--- a/cmd/slsa-provenance/main.go
+++ b/cmd/slsa-provenance/main.go
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	rootFlagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("slsa-provenance", flag.ExitOnError)
 
+	v := cli.Version(os.Stdout)
+
 	app := &ffcli.Command{
 		Name:    "slsa-provenance [flags] <subcommand>",
 		FlagSet: rootFlagSet,
 		Subcommands: []*ffcli.Command{
 			cli.Generate(os.Stdout),
-			cli.Version(),
+			v,
 		},
 		Exec: func(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Println("slsa-provenance")
 			fmt.Println()
 
-			return cli.Version().Exec(ctx, args)
+			return v.Exec(ctx, args)
 		},
 	}