"                 \"no_indicator\", \"prepare\", \"questionmarks\"\n"));
        printf(_("  --regression   run in regression testing mode\n"));
        printf(_("  -t             turn on autocommit of transactions\n"));
-       printf(_("  --version      output version information, then exit\n"));
+       printf(_("  -V, --version  output version information, then exit\n"));
        printf(_("  -?, --help     show this help, then exit\n"));
        printf(_("\nIf no output file is specified, the name is formed by adding .c to the\n"
                         "input file name, after stripping off .pgc if present.\n"));
        defines->next = pd;
 }
 
-#define ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_HELP                  1
-#define ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_VERSION               2
-#define ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_REGRESSION            3
+#define ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_REGRESSION            1
 int
 main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
        static struct option ecpg_options[] = {
-               {"help", no_argument, NULL, ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_HELP},
-               {"version", no_argument, NULL, ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_VERSION},
                {"regression", no_argument, NULL, ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_REGRESSION},
                {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
        };
                return (ILLEGAL_OPTION);
        }
 
+       if (argc > 1)
+       {
+               if (strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-?") == 0)
+               {
+                       help(progname);
+                       exit(0);
+               }
+               if (strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-V") == 0)
+               {
+                       printf("ecpg %s\n", PG_VERSION);
+                       exit(0);
+               }
+       }
+
        output_filename = NULL;
-       while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vcio:I:tD:dC:r:h?", ecpg_options, NULL)) != -1)
+       while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vcio:I:tD:dC:r:h", ecpg_options, NULL)) != -1)
        {
                switch (c)
                {
-                       case ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_VERSION:
-                               printf("ecpg %s\n", PG_VERSION);
-                               exit(0);
-                       case ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_HELP:
-                               help(progname);
-                               exit(0);
-
-                               /*
-                                * -? is an alternative spelling of --help. However it is also
-                                * returned by getopt_long for unknown options. We can
-                                * distinguish both cases by means of the optopt variable
-                                * which is set to 0 if it was really -? and not an unknown
-                                * option character.
-                                */
-                       case '?':
-                               if (optopt == 0)
-                               {
-                                       help(progname);
-                                       exit(0);
-                               }
-                               break;
                        case ECPG_GETOPT_LONG_REGRESSION:
                                regression_mode = true;
                                break;