diff --git a/binr/r2r/r2r.c b/binr/r2r/r2r.c
index 5ad888e0e6..a1014055a6 100644
--- a/binr/r2r/r2r.c
+++ b/binr/r2r/r2r.c
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ static void print_state(R2RState *state, ut64 prev_completed);
 static void print_log(R2RState *state, ut64 prev_completed, ut64 prev_paths_completed);
 
 static int help(bool verbose) {
-	printf ("Usage: r2r [-vh] [-j threads] [test file/dir | @test-type]\n");
+	printf ("Usage: r2r [-qvVnL] [-j threads] [test file/dir | @test-type]\n");
 	if (verbose) {
 		printf (
 		" -h           print this help\n"
 		" -v           show version\n"
+		" -q           quiet\n"
 		" -V           verbose\n"
 		" -n           do nothing (don't run any test, just load/parse them)\n"
 		" -L           log mode (better printing for CI, logfiles, etc.)"
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	int workers_count = WORKERS_DEFAULT;
 	bool verbose = false;
 	bool nothing = false;
+	bool quiet = false;
 	bool log_mode = false;
 	char *radare2_cmd = NULL;
 	char *rasm2_cmd = NULL;
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	RGetopt opt;
-	r_getopt_init (&opt, argc, (const char **)argv, "hvj:r:m:f:C:LnVt:F:");
+	r_getopt_init (&opt, argc, (const char **)argv, "hqvj:r:m:f:C:LnVt:F:");
 
 	int c;
 	while ((c = r_getopt_next (&opt)) != -1) {
@@ -151,8 +153,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		case 'h':
 			ret = help (true);
 			goto beach;
+		case 'q':
+			quiet = true;
+			break;
 		case 'v':
-			printf (R2_VERSION "\n");
+			if (quiet) {
+				printf (R2_VERSION "\n");
+			} else {
+				char *s = r_str_version ("r2r");
+				printf ("%s\n", s);
+				free (s);
+			}
 			return 0;
 		case 'V':
 			verbose = true;
diff --git a/libr/include/r_util/r_str.h b/libr/include/r_util/r_str.h
index c84cf4210c..97bdebf2b4 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_util/r_str.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_util/r_str.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ R_API char *r_str_list_join(RList *str, const char *sep);
 R_API const char *r_str_sep(const char *base, const char *sep);
 R_API const char *r_str_rsep(const char *base, const char *p, const char *sep);
 R_API char *r_str_donut(int size);
+R_API char *r_str_version(const char *program);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libr/main/Makefile b/libr/main/Makefile
index 8d784df9ef..1e4622c9a4 100644
--- a/libr/main/Makefile
+++ b/libr/main/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ include ../config.mk
 
 NAME=r_main
 
-OBJS=version.o
 OBJS+=main.o
 OBJS+=rax2.o
 OBJS+=rasm2.o
diff --git a/libr/main/main.c b/libr/main/main.c
index c56cc2c3de..9e35569b67 100644
--- a/libr/main/main.c
+++ b/libr/main/main.c
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ R_API int r_main_run(RMain *m, int argc, const char **argv) {
 	r_return_val_if_fail (m && m->main, -1);
 	return m->main (argc, argv);
 }
+
+R_API int r_main_version_print(const char *progname) {
+	char *s = r_str_version (progname);
+	printf ("%s\n", s);
+	free (s);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libr/main/meson.build b/libr/main/meson.build
index ea90eea53b..23dedab9e8 100644
--- a/libr/main/meson.build
+++ b/libr/main/meson.build
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ r_main_sources = [
   'rahash2.c',
   'rarun2.c',
   'rasm2.c',
-  'rax2.c',
-  'version.c',
+  'rax2.c'
 ]
 
 r_main = library('r_main', r_main_sources,
diff --git a/libr/main/version.c b/libr/main/version.c
deleted file mode 100644
index abccf692e4..0000000000
--- a/libr/main/version.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/* copyright 2015-2020 radare2 by pancake */
-
-#include <r_userconf.h>
-#include <r_util.h>
-
-#ifndef R2_GITTAP
-#define R2_GITTAP ""
-#endif
-
-#ifndef R2_GITTIP
-#define R2_GITTIP ""
-#endif
-
-#ifndef R2_BIRTH
-#define R2_BIRTH "unknown"
-#endif
-
-R_API int r_main_version_print(const char *program) {
-	printf ("%s "R2_VERSION" %d @ "
-			R_SYS_OS"-"
-			R_SYS_ARCH"-%d git.%s\n",
-			program, R2_VERSION_COMMIT,
-			(R_SYS_BITS & 8)? 64: 32,
-			*R2_GITTAP ? R2_GITTAP: "");
-	if (*R2_GITTIP) {
-		printf ("commit: "R2_GITTIP" build: "R2_BIRTH"\n");
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/libr/util/str.c b/libr/util/str.c
index d9c7238474..9d84edd769 100644
--- a/libr/util/str.c
+++ b/libr/util/str.c
@@ -3645,3 +3645,32 @@ R_API char *r_str_scale(const char *s, int w, int h) {
 	free (str);
 	return r_str_list_join (out, "\n");
 }
+
+// version.c
+#include <r_userconf.h>
+#include <r_util.h>
+
+#ifndef R2_GITTAP
+#define R2_GITTAP ""
+#endif
+
+#ifndef R2_GITTIP
+#define R2_GITTIP ""
+#endif
+
+#ifndef R2_BIRTH
+#define R2_BIRTH "unknown"
+#endif
+
+R_API char *r_str_version(const char *program) {
+	char *s = r_str_newf ("%s "R2_VERSION" %d @ "
+			R_SYS_OS"-"
+			R_SYS_ARCH"-%d git.%s\n",
+			program, R2_VERSION_COMMIT,
+			(R_SYS_BITS & 8)? 64: 32,
+			*R2_GITTAP ? R2_GITTAP: "");
+	if (*R2_GITTIP) {
+		s = r_str_appendf (s, "commit: "R2_GITTIP" build: "R2_BIRTH"\n");
+	}
+	return s;
+}
diff --git a/man/r2r.1 b/man/r2r.1
index 9f5a904c2c..23ba44f34a 100644
--- a/man/r2r.1
+++ b/man/r2r.1
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 .Nm r2r
 .Op Fl h
 .Op Fl n
+.Op Fl q
 .Op Fl v
 .Op Fl V
 .Op Fl j Ar threads
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ You need radare2 to be available in $PATH.
 Show the help/usage message
 .It Fl n
 Do not run any test, just load/parse them
+.It Fl q
+Quiet mode (use like this: r2r -qv)
 .It Fl v
 Show version number
 .It Fl V