diff --git a/sdks/cli/bin/sandbox-agent b/sdks/cli/bin/sandbox-agent
index 9374244..705af5d 100755
--- a/sdks/cli/bin/sandbox-agent
+++ b/sdks/cli/bin/sandbox-agent
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const { execFileSync } = require("child_process");
 const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+// Handle --version / -V at the launcher level to report npm package version
+// This ensures version matches what's installed via npm, not what's compiled into the binary
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+if (args.length === 1 && (args[0] === "--version" || args[0] === "-V")) {
+  const pkgJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "package.json");
+  try {
+    const pkgJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgJsonPath, "utf-8"));
+    console.log(`sandbox-agent ${pkgJson.version}`);
+    process.exit(0);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Fall through to binary if we can't read package.json
+  }
+}
 
 const PLATFORMS = {
   "darwin-arm64": "@sandbox-agent/cli-darwin-arm64",
@@ -19,7 +34,7 @@ if (!pkg) {
 try {
   const pkgPath = require.resolve(`${pkg}/package.json`);
   const bin = process.platform === "win32" ? "sandbox-agent.exe" : "sandbox-agent";
-  execFileSync(path.join(path.dirname(pkgPath), "bin", bin), process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit" });
+  execFileSync(path.join(path.dirname(pkgPath), "bin", bin), args, { stdio: "inherit" });
 } catch (e) {
   if (e.status !== undefined) process.exit(e.status);
   throw e;