diff --git a/localstack-core/localstack/cli/localstack.py b/localstack-core/localstack/cli/localstack.py
index 22546f225a600..ab5ec7a5e267b 100644
--- a/localstack-core/localstack/cli/localstack.py
+++ b/localstack-core/localstack/cli/localstack.py
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ def _setup_cli_debug() -> None:
         "show_default": True,
     },
 )
-@click.version_option(VERSION, "--version", "-v", message="%(version)s")
+@click.version_option(
+    VERSION,
+    "--version",
+    "-v",
+    message="LocalStack CLI %(version)s",
+    help="Show the version of the LocalStack CLI and exit",
+)
 @click.option("-d", "--debug", is_flag=True, help="Enable CLI debugging mode")
 @click.option("-p", "--profile", type=str, help="Set the configuration profile")
 def localstack(debug, profile) -> None: