diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
index 32efb0ee..1f163a13 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ struct Run: SwiftlyCommand {
             throw CleanExit.helpRequest(self)
         }
 
+        // Handle the spcific case where version is requested of the run subcommand
+        if command == ["--version"] {
+            throw CleanExit.message(String(describing: SwiftlyCore.version))
+        }
+
         let (command, selector) = try Self.extractProxyArguments(command: self.command)
 
         let toolchain: ToolchainVersion?
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/RunTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/RunTests.swift
index dd861c8c..d35cf6e0 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/RunTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/RunTests.swift
@@ -107,4 +107,15 @@ import Testing
             #expect(error is CleanExit)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Tests the version functionality of the `run` command
+    @Test(.testHomeMockedToolchain()) func runVersion() async throws {
+        // Test --version is handled correctly
+        do {
+            try await SwiftlyTests.runCommand(Run.self, ["run", "--version"])
+            #expect(false)
+        } catch {
+            #expect(error is CleanExit)
+        }
+    }
 }