diff --git a/prowler/config/config.py b/prowler/config/config.py
index d8d1b69a..9665511f 100644
--- a/prowler/config/config.py
+++ b/prowler/config/config.py
@@ -46,19 +46,20 @@ html_file_suffix = ".html"
 config_yaml = f"{pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))}/config.yaml"
 
 
-def check_current_version(prowler_version):
+def check_current_version():
     try:
+        prowler_version_string = f"Prowler {prowler_version}"
         release_response = requests.get(
             "https://api.github.com/repos/prowler-cloud/prowler/tags"
         )
         latest_version = release_response.json()[0]["name"]
         if latest_version != prowler_version:
-            return f"(latest is {latest_version}, upgrade for the latest features)"
+            return f"{prowler_version_string} (latest is {latest_version}, upgrade for the latest features)"
         else:
-            return "(it is the latest version, yay!)"
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(e)
-        return ""
+            return f"{prowler_version_string} (it is the latest version, yay!)"
+    except Exception as error:
+        logger.error(f"{error.__class__.__name__}: {error}")
+        return f"{prowler_version_string}"
 
 
 def change_config_var(variable, value):
diff --git a/prowler/lib/cli/parser.py b/prowler/lib/cli/parser.py
index 89e7b4e4..e11b766c 100644
--- a/prowler/lib/cli/parser.py
+++ b/prowler/lib/cli/parser.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from prowler.config.config import (
     available_compliance_frameworks,
     check_current_version,
     default_output_directory,
-    prowler_version,
 )
 from prowler.providers.aws.aws_provider import get_aws_available_regions
 from prowler.providers.aws.lib.arn.arn import is_valid_arn
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ Detailed documentation at https://docs.prowler.cloud
         self.parser.add_argument(
             "-v",
             "--version",
-            action="version",
-            version=f"Prowler {prowler_version} {check_current_version(prowler_version)}",
+            action="store_true",
             help="show Prowler version",
         )
         # Common arguments parser
@@ -68,6 +66,10 @@ Detailed documentation at https://docs.prowler.cloud
         if args:
             sys.argv = args
 
+        if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] in ("-v", "--version"):
+            print(check_current_version())
+            sys.exit(0)
+
         # Set AWS as the default provider if no provider is supplied
         if len(sys.argv) == 1:
             sys.argv = self.__set_default_provider__(sys.argv)
diff --git a/tests/config/config_test.py b/tests/config/config_test.py
index 8edd3f47..0feab119 100644
--- a/tests/config/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/config/config_test.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from prowler.config.config import check_current_version
 from prowler.providers.aws.aws_provider import get_aws_available_regions
 
 MOCK_PROWLER_VERSION = "3.3.0"
+MOCK_OLD_PROWLER_VERSION = "0.0.0"
 
 
 def mock_prowler_get_latest_release(_):
@@ -25,10 +26,16 @@ class Test_Config:
     @mock.patch("prowler.config.config.prowler_version", new=MOCK_PROWLER_VERSION)
     def test_check_current_version_with_latest(self):
         assert (
-            check_current_version(MOCK_PROWLER_VERSION)
-            == "(it is the latest version, yay!)"
+            check_current_version()
+            == f"Prowler {MOCK_PROWLER_VERSION} (it is the latest version, yay!)"
         )
+
+    @mock.patch(
+        "prowler.config.config.requests.get", new=mock_prowler_get_latest_release
+    )
+    @mock.patch("prowler.config.config.prowler_version", new=MOCK_OLD_PROWLER_VERSION)
+    def test_check_current_version_with_old(self):
         assert (
-            check_current_version("0.0.0")
-            == f"(latest is {MOCK_PROWLER_VERSION}, upgrade for the latest features)"
+            check_current_version()
+            == f"Prowler {MOCK_OLD_PROWLER_VERSION} (latest is {MOCK_PROWLER_VERSION}, upgrade for the latest features)"
         )