diff --git a/manuskript/exporter/pandoc/__init__.py b/manuskript/exporter/pandoc/__init__.py
index d36e78d8..d03e017f 100644
--- a/manuskript/exporter/pandoc/__init__.py
+++ b/manuskript/exporter/pandoc/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class pandocExporter(basicExporter):
 
     def version(self):
         if self.isValid():
-            r = self.run(["-v"])
+            r = self.run(["--version"])
             return r.split("\n")[0]
         else:
             return ""