diff --git a/scripts/imgtool/version.py b/scripts/imgtool/version.py
index 6e38f445..b803834a 100644
--- a/scripts/imgtool/version.py
+++ b/scripts/imgtool/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright 2017 Linaro Limited
+# Copyright 2024 Arm Limited
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ Semi Semantic Versioning
 Implements a subset of semantic versioning that is supportable by the image
 header.
 """
-
-from collections import namedtuple
 import re
+import sys
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 SemiSemVersion = namedtuple('SemiSemVersion', ['major', 'minor', 'revision',
                                                'build'])
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def decode_version(text):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print(decode_version("1.2"))
-    print(decode_version("1.0"))
-    print(decode_version("0.0.2+75"))
-    print(decode_version("0.0.0+00"))
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        print(decode_version(sys.argv[1]))
+    else:
+        print("Requires an argument, e.g. '1.0.0'")