diff --git a/internal/pkg/commands/version.go b/internal/pkg/commands/version.go
index d68b633..05ddcc7 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/commands/version.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/commands/version.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 func RegisterVersionCommands(parent *flags.Parser) {
 	_, err := parent.AddCommand("version", "display version", "Display client and server version", &versionOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		Error.Fatalf("Unable to register version command: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 }