diff --git a/cmd/pilotctl/main.go b/cmd/pilotctl/main.go
index 0a29b394..2b355562 100644
--- a/cmd/pilotctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pilotctl/main.go
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ dispatch:
 		goto dispatch
 
 	case "version":
-		fmt.Println(version)
+		output(version)
 		return
 
 	case "quickstart":