diff --git a/src/core/dispatcher.cppm b/src/core/dispatcher.cppm
index baca4b5..17fa8b2 100644
--- a/src/core/dispatcher.cppm
+++ b/src/core/dispatcher.cppm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import std;
 import :cmd_meta;
 import :command_context;
 import utils;
+import version;
 
 export template <size_t N>
 using CommandFunc = int (*)(CommandContext<N> &) noexcept;
@@ -583,17 +584,19 @@ auto echo_posixly_correct_literal_mode(std::string_view cmdName,
   return args.empty() || args[0] != "-n";
 }
 
-auto command_supports_dispatcher_version(std::string_view cmdName) -> bool {
-  return cmdName == "yes" || cmdName == "true" || cmdName == "false" ||
-         cmdName == "link" || cmdName == "unlink" || cmdName == "arch" ||
-         cmdName == "hostid" || cmdName == "logname" ||
-         cmdName == "whoami" || cmdName == "factor" || cmdName == "tsort" ||
-         cmdName == "users";
+auto command_declares_option(
+    std::span<const cmd::meta::OptionMeta> options,
+    std::string_view name) -> bool {
+  return std::ranges::any_of(options, [name](const auto& option) {
+    return option.short_name == name || option.long_name == name;
+  });
 }
 
 auto wants_standard_version(std::string_view cmdName,
-                            std::span<std::string_view> args) -> bool {
-  if (!command_supports_dispatcher_version(cmdName)) {
+                            std::span<std::string_view> args,
+                            std::span<const cmd::meta::OptionMeta> options)
+    -> bool {
+  if (echo_posixly_correct_literal_mode(cmdName, args)) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -602,7 +605,7 @@ auto wants_standard_version(std::string_view cmdName,
       break;
     }
     if (arg == "--version" || arg == "-V") {
-      return true;
+      return !command_declares_option(options, arg);
     }
   }
 
@@ -790,8 +793,9 @@ class RegistryImpl {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    if (wants_standard_version(cmdName, effective_args)) {
-      safePrintLn(std::string(cmdName) + " (WinuxCmd) 0.1.0");
+    if (wants_standard_version(cmdName, effective_args, options)) {
+      safePrintLn(std::string(cmdName) + " (WinuxCmd) " +
+                  std::string(WinuxCmd::VERSION_STRING));
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/ls/ls_unit_test.cpp b/tests/unit/ls/ls_unit_test.cpp
index 461922c..e6157ee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ls/ls_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/ls/ls_unit_test.cpp
@@ -2637,6 +2637,24 @@ TEST(ls, ls_version_sort) {
   EXPECT_LT(file2_pos, file10_pos);
 }
 
+TEST(ls, ls_dispatcher_version_flags_succeed) {
+  Pipeline short_flag;
+  short_flag.add(L"ls.exe", {L"-V"});
+  auto short_result = short_flag.run();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(short_result.exit_code, 0);
+  EXPECT_NE(short_result.stdout_text.find("ls (WinuxCmd)"), std::string::npos);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(short_result.stderr_text.empty());
+
+  Pipeline long_flag;
+  long_flag.add(L"ls.exe", {L"--version"});
+  auto long_result = long_flag.run();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(long_result.exit_code, 0);
+  EXPECT_NE(long_result.stdout_text.find("ls (WinuxCmd)"), std::string::npos);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(long_result.stderr_text.empty());
+}
+
 TEST(ls, ls_long_with_file) {
   TempDir tmp;
   tmp.write("testfile.txt", "test content for long format");
diff --git a/tests/unit/sort/sort_unit_test.cpp b/tests/unit/sort/sort_unit_test.cpp
index 2cdaecd..f3acaf2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sort/sort_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/sort/sort_unit_test.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,28 @@ TEST(sort, sort_version_sort) {
   EXPECT_EQ_TEXT(r.stdout_text, "1.2.0\n1.2.2\n1.2.10\n1.10.0\n");
 }
 
+TEST(sort, sort_version_flag_does_not_steal_version_sort_short_option) {
+  TempDir tmp;
+  tmp.write("v.txt", "1.10\n1.2\n");
+
+  Pipeline version_sort;
+  version_sort.set_cwd(tmp.wpath());
+  version_sort.add(L"sort.exe", {L"-V", L"v.txt"});
+  auto sort_result = version_sort.run();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(sort_result.exit_code, 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ_TEXT(sort_result.stdout_text, "1.2\n1.10\n");
+
+  Pipeline version_flag;
+  version_flag.add(L"sort.exe", {L"--version"});
+  auto version_result = version_flag.run();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(version_result.exit_code, 0);
+  EXPECT_NE(version_result.stdout_text.find("sort (WinuxCmd)"),
+            std::string::npos);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(version_result.stderr_text.empty());
+}
+
 TEST(sort, sort_long_sort_numeric_word) {
   TempDir tmp;
   tmp.write("n.txt", "10\n2\n1\n");