diff --git a/src/tsc/tsc.ts b/src/tsc/tsc.ts
index ff16a92f0fe..a2413d132bb 100644
--- a/src/tsc/tsc.ts
+++ b/src/tsc/tsc.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         if (buildOptions.help) {
+            printVersion();
             printHelp(buildOpts, "--build ");
             return ExitStatus.Success;
         }