diff --git a/misc-utils/rename.1 b/misc-utils/rename.1
index f54869a2d..6811a3866 100644
--- a/misc-utils/rename.1
+++ b/misc-utils/rename.1
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 rename \- Rename files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .BI rename " from to file..."
+.br
+.BI rename " -V"
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B rename
 will rename the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@ will rename the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of
 in their name by
 .IR to .
 
+.TP
+.I "\-V," "\-\-version"
+Display version information and exit.
+.TP
+
 For example, given the files
 .IR foo1 ", ..., " foo9 ", " foo10 ", ..., " foo278 ,
 the commands