diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 920bede12de..bb3787db0f2 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -356,15 +356,8 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
         if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--version") == 0) {
             if (!loadCppcheckCfg())
                 return Result::Fail;
-            if (!mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName.empty()) {
-                mLogger.printRaw(mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName);
-            } else {
-                const char * const extraVersion = CppCheck::extraVersion();
-                if (*extraVersion != '\0')
-                    mLogger.printRaw(std::string("Cppcheck ") + CppCheck::version() + " ("+ extraVersion + ')');
-                else
-                    mLogger.printRaw(std::string("Cppcheck ") + CppCheck::version());
-            }
+            const std::string version = getVersion();
+            mLogger.printRaw(version);
             return Result::Exit;
         }
     }
@@ -488,6 +481,17 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
                 mSettings.checkLibrary = true;
             }
 
+            else if (std::strncmp(argv[i], "--check-version=", 16) == 0) {
+                if (!loadCppcheckCfg())
+                    return Result::Fail;
+                const std::string actualVersion = getVersion();
+                const std::string wantedVersion = argv[i] + 16;
+                if (actualVersion != wantedVersion) {
+                    mLogger.printError("--check-version check failed. Aborting.");
+                    return Result::Fail;
+                }
+            }
+
             else if (std::strncmp(argv[i], "--checkers-report=", 18) == 0)
                 mSettings.checkersReportFilename = argv[i] + 18;
 
@@ -1746,6 +1750,15 @@ void CmdLineParser::printHelp() const
     mLogger.printRaw(oss.str());
 }
 
+std::string CmdLineParser::getVersion() const {
+    if (!mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName.empty())
+        return mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName;
+    const char * const extraVersion = CppCheck::extraVersion();
+    if (*extraVersion != '\0')
+        return std::string("Cppcheck ") + CppCheck::version() + " ("+ extraVersion + ')';
+    return std::string("Cppcheck ") + CppCheck::version();
+}
+
 bool CmdLineParser::isCppcheckPremium() const {
     if (mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName.empty())
         Settings::loadCppcheckCfg(mSettings, mSettings.supprs);
diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.h b/cli/cmdlineparser.h
index 4e41094ee10..6f3a2738932 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.h
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.h
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ class CmdLineParser {
         return mIgnoredPaths;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get Cppcheck version
+     */
+    std::string getVersion() const;
+
 protected:
 
     /**
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index f68333b7075..56c7500bc41 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ Other:
 - Added CMake option 'DISALLOW_THREAD_EXECUTOR' to control the inclusion of the executor which performs the analysis within a thread of the main process.
 - Removed CMake option 'USE_THREADS' in favor of 'DISALLOW_THREAD_EXECUTOR'.
 - Fixed crash with '--rule-file=' if some data was missing.
-- '--rule-file' will now bail out if a rule could not be added or a file contains unexpected data.
\ No newline at end of file
+- '--rule-file' will now bail out if a rule could not be added or a file contains unexpected data.
+- Add option '--check-version', you can use it to pin the cppcheck version in a script.
diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index d01abd2d440..22a7627af05 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(versionWithCfg);
         TEST_CASE(versionExclusive);
         TEST_CASE(versionWithInvalidCfg);
+        TEST_CASE(checkVersionCorrect);
+        TEST_CASE(checkVersionIncorrect);
         TEST_CASE(onefile);
         TEST_CASE(onepath);
         TEST_CASE(optionwithoutfile);
@@ -473,6 +475,21 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: could not load cppcheck.cfg - not a valid JSON - syntax error at line 2 near: \n", logger->str());
     }
 
+    void checkVersionCorrect() {
+        REDIRECT;
+        const std::string currentVersion = parser->getVersion();
+        const std::string checkVersion = "--check-version=" + currentVersion;
+        const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", checkVersion.c_str(), "file.cpp"};
+        ASSERT_EQUALS_ENUM(CmdLineParser::Result::Success, parser->parseFromArgs(3, argv));
+    }
+
+    void checkVersionIncorrect() {
+        REDIRECT;
+        const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--check-version=Cppcheck 2.0", "file.cpp"};
+        ASSERT_EQUALS_ENUM(CmdLineParser::Result::Fail, parser->parseFromArgs(3, argv));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: --check-version check failed. Aborting.\n", logger->str());
+    }
+
     void onefile() {
         REDIRECT;
         const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", "file.cpp"};