diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index f06cec6..a9683a7 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	versionCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&numOnly, "num", "n", true, "Output the version number only.")
+	versionCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&numOnly, "num", "n", false, "Output the version number only.")
 	versionCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&vPre, "vpre", "V", false, "Output the version with v prefixed.")
 }