diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e0afe1..dfd880a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 + deleted makefile (call `./cbuild.sh` or installed `cbuild`)
 + added command line arguments: 
     + `--help`
+    + `--version`
     + `--current-config`
     + `--default-config`
     + `--new-project`
diff --git a/cbuild.sh b/cbuild.sh
index 7d0aa87..bacd22c 100644
--- a/cbuild.sh
+++ b/cbuild.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 function include {
     local script_path="$1"
     if [[ "$script_path" == cbuild/* ]]; then
-        script_path="$CBUILD_INSTALL_DIR/$(safeprint $script_path | sed 's,^cbuild/,,')"
+        script_path="$CBUILD_INSTALL_DIR/$(echo $script_path | sed 's,^cbuild/,,')"
     fi
     # echp "including script $script_path"
     . "$script_path"
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ include "cbuild/functions.sh"
 include "cbuild/config.sh"
 
 function print_help_and_exit {
+    myprint "cbuild v$INSTALLED_CBUILD_VERSION"
+    myprint "C/C++ project build system written in bash."
     myprint "Usage: cbuild [OPTIONS] [TASK]"
     myprint "    -h, --help                     Show this message"
+    myprint "    -v, --version                     Shows version"
     myprint "    -n, --new-project  [PROJ_DIR]  Initialize new cbuild project directory (default=./)"
     myprint "    -c, --current-config  FILE     Set current config file path (default=./current.config)"
     myprint "    -d, --default-config  FILE     Set default config file path (default=./current.config)"
@@ -60,6 +63,10 @@ do
         '-h' | '--help')
             print_help_and_exit
             ;;
+        '-v' | '--version')
+            myprint $INSTALLED_CBUILD_VERSION
+            exit 0
+            ;;
         '-c' | '--current-config')
             i=$((i+1))
             current_config_path="${args[i]}"
diff --git a/myprint.sh b/myprint.sh
index c64c2db..e23cce9 100644
--- a/myprint.sh
+++ b/myprint.sh
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ BLUE='\033[0;94m'
 PURPLE='\033[0;95m'
 CYAN='\033[0;96m'
 
-# prints text without new line
+# prints text without special characters
 # use it to return string values from functions
 function safeprint {
     printf "%s" "$@"
 }
 
-# prints text with new line and resets color
+# prints text with special characters and resets color
 function myprint {
-    safeprint "$@${GRAY}\n"
+    printf "${GRAY}$@${GRAY}\n"
 }
 
 # print message and exit