diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f50408..6721fdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ The configuration file is written in json, as **run-cppcheck-config.json**. It i
                 and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\run-cppcheck` on Windows. The log file may provide more information than the editor plugin if analysis fails.
 - **enable_logging**: Default is `true`.
 - **extra_args**: Extra arguments to pass to cppcheck. Example: `["--enable=style"]`.
+
+**NOTE:** Some plugins use the `--version` flag to determine the version of cppcheck. For these plugin, you need
+to place a run-cppcheck-config.json in the directory where the plugin runs the command, providing the **cppcheck** field.
+If this configuration is not found, run-cppcheck tries to find cppcheck in PATH.
diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 08659a9..6f1effe 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -95,23 +95,27 @@ std::string Config::command() const
 
     cmd += "\"" + m_cppcheck + "\"";
 
-    for (const auto &arg : m_args) {
-        // If arg contains double quotes, escape them
-        std::string escapedArg = arg;
-        size_t pos = 0;
-        while ((pos = escapedArg.find("\"", pos)) != std::string::npos) {
-            escapedArg.replace(pos, 1, "\\\"");
-            pos += 2;
-        }
-        cmd += " \"" + escapedArg + "\"";
+    if (m_printVersion) {
+        cmd += " \"--version\"";
+    } else {
+        for (const auto &arg : m_args) {
+            // If arg contains double quotes, escape them
+            std::string escapedArg = arg;
+            size_t pos = 0;
+            while ((pos = escapedArg.find("\"", pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+                escapedArg.replace(pos, 1, "\\\"");
+                pos += 2;
+            }
+            cmd += " \"" + escapedArg + "\"";
 
-    }
+        }
 
 
-    if (!m_projectFilePath.empty()) {
-        cmd += " \"--project=" + m_projectFilePath.string() + "\" \"--file-filter=" + m_filename.string() + "\"";
-    } else {
-        cmd += " \"" + m_filename.string() + "\"";
+        if (!m_projectFilePath.empty()) {
+            cmd += " \"--project=" + m_projectFilePath.string() + "\" \"--file-filter=" + m_filename.string() + "\"";
+        } else {
+            cmd += " \"" + m_filename.string() + "\"";
+        }
     }
 
     cmd += " 2>&1";
@@ -185,6 +189,15 @@ std::string Config::matchFilenameFromCompileCommand()
     return "";
 }
 
+static bool fileExists(const std::filesystem::path &path)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        return !_access(path.string().c_str(), 0);
+#else
+        return !access(path.string().c_str(), F_OK);
+#endif
+}
+
 std::string Config::parseArgs(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     (void) argc;
@@ -204,6 +217,11 @@ std::string Config::parseArgs(int argc, char **argv)
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (std::string(arg) == "--version") {
+            m_printVersion = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (arg[0] == '-') {
             m_args.push_back(arg);
             continue;
@@ -215,35 +233,51 @@ std::string Config::parseArgs(int argc, char **argv)
         m_filename = arg;
     }
 
-    if (m_filename.empty())
-        return "Missing filename";
+    if (!m_printVersion) {
+        if (m_filename.empty())
+            return "Missing filename";
 
-    if (m_logFilePath.empty()) {
-        const std::string error = getDefaultLogFilePath(m_logFilePath);
-        if (!error.empty())
-            return error;
-    }
-    if (m_configPath.empty())
-        m_configPath = findFile(m_filename, "run-cppcheck-config.json");
+        if (m_logFilePath.empty()) {
+            const std::string error = getDefaultLogFilePath(m_logFilePath);
+            if (!error.empty())
+                return error;
+        }
 
-    if (m_configPath.empty())
-        return "Failed to find 'run-cppcheck-config.json' in any parent directory of analyzed file";
+        if (m_configPath.empty())
+            m_configPath = findFile(m_filename, "run-cppcheck-config.json");
 
-    std::string err = load(m_configPath);
-    if (!err.empty())
-        return "Failed to load '" + m_configPath.string() + "': " + err;
+        if (m_configPath.empty())
+            return "Failed to find 'run-cppcheck-config.json' in any parent directory of analyzed file";
 
-    if (!m_projectFilePath.empty() && m_projectFilePath.is_relative())
-        m_projectFilePath = m_configPath.parent_path() / m_projectFilePath;
+        std::string err = load(m_configPath);
+        if (!err.empty())
+            return "Failed to load '" + m_configPath.string() + "': " + err;
 
-    if (m_filename.is_relative())
-        m_filename = normalizePath(std::filesystem::current_path() / m_filename);
+        if (!m_projectFilePath.empty() && m_projectFilePath.is_relative())
+            m_projectFilePath = m_configPath.parent_path() / m_projectFilePath;
 
-    err = matchFilenameFromCompileCommand();
+        if (m_filename.is_relative())
+            m_filename = normalizePath(std::filesystem::current_path() / m_filename);
 
-    // Only warn if compile_commands.json is corrupted
-    if (!err.empty())
-        return "Failed to process compile_commands.json: " + err;
+        err = matchFilenameFromCompileCommand();
+
+        // Only warn if compile_commands.json is corrupted
+        if (!err.empty())
+            return "Failed to process compile_commands.json: " + err;
+    } else {
+
+        // If --version is used there is no input file, so check for config
+        // in current working directory
+        if (m_configPath.empty())
+            m_configPath = std::filesystem::current_path() / "run-cppcheck-config.json";
+
+        if (!fileExists(m_configPath))
+            return "";
+
+        std::string err = load(m_configPath);
+        if (!err.empty())
+            return "Failed to load '" + m_configPath.string() + "': " + err;
+    }
 
     return "";
 }
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 2fa9fff..8d22af9 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Config {
         , m_cppcheck("cppcheck")
         , m_filename("")
         , m_args({})
+        , m_printVersion(false)
     {
     }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ class Config {
         return m_configPath;
     }
 
+    bool printVersion() const
+    {
+        return m_printVersion;
+    }
+
 private:
     static std::filesystem::path findFile(const std::filesystem::path &input_path, const std::string &filename);
     static std::string getDefaultLogFilePath(std::filesystem::path &path);
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ class Config {
     std::string m_cppcheck;
     std::filesystem::path m_filename;
     std::vector<std::string> m_args;
+    bool m_printVersion;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index fc58504..9f538ae 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     std::string output;
     int res = executeCommand(cmd, output);
 
-    std::cerr << output;
+    if (config.printVersion())
+        std::cout << output;
+    else
+        std::cerr << output;
     logfile << output;
 
     return res;