diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a7012d8832..702129b940 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.13
 require (
 	github.com/aquasecurity/fanal v0.0.0-20200317181056-f28b6d21845c
 	github.com/aquasecurity/go-dep-parser v0.0.0-20190819075924-ea223f0ef24b
-	github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db v0.0.0-20191226181755-d6cabf5bc5d1
+	github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db v0.0.0-20200318223623-7d3e67b057d4
 	github.com/caarlos0/env/v6 v6.0.0
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible
 	github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.0.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2ce76d0c09..83ccf90606 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ github.com/aquasecurity/fanal v0.0.0-20200317181056-f28b6d21845c/go.mod h1:yPZqe
 github.com/aquasecurity/go-dep-parser v0.0.0-20190819075924-ea223f0ef24b h1:55Ulc/gvfWm4ylhVaR7MxOwujRjA6et7KhmUbSgUFf4=
 github.com/aquasecurity/go-dep-parser v0.0.0-20190819075924-ea223f0ef24b/go.mod h1:BpNTD9vHfrejKsED9rx04ldM1WIbeyXGYxUrqTVwxVQ=
 github.com/aquasecurity/trivy v0.1.6/go.mod h1:5hobyhxLzDtxruHzPxpND2PUKOssvGUdE9BocpJUwo4=
-github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db v0.0.0-20191226181755-d6cabf5bc5d1 h1:IVXoVH8ejJuBdxgH/+er2WjBxc0tqIGuBCqI5aWW3A0=
-github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db v0.0.0-20191226181755-d6cabf5bc5d1/go.mod h1:Uf9bXd50zTHtWTP7+7u5+OFCPtUVrmsS4v0RXd7E5lw=
+github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db v0.0.0-20200318223623-7d3e67b057d4 h1:DeVT3LzIgKc+5sGhSGusWL+JZ/kiWGjKjQYeshz/gOk=
+github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db v0.0.0-20200318223623-7d3e67b057d4/go.mod h1:Uf9bXd50zTHtWTP7+7u5+OFCPtUVrmsS4v0RXd7E5lw=
 github.com/aquasecurity/vuln-list-update v0.0.0-20191016075347-3d158c2bf9a2 h1:xbdUfr2KE4THsFx9CFWtWpU91lF+YhgP46moV94nYTA=
 github.com/aquasecurity/vuln-list-update v0.0.0-20191016075347-3d158c2bf9a2/go.mod h1:6NhOP0CjZJL27bZZcaHECtzWdwDDm2g6yCY0QgXEGQQ=
 github.com/araddon/dateparse v0.0.0-20190426192744-0d74ffceef83/go.mod h1:SLqhdZcd+dF3TEVL2RMoob5bBP5R1P1qkox+HtCBgGI=
diff --git a/internal/app.go b/internal/app.go
index 6c7c69ac8d..85172e8a61 100644
--- a/internal/app.go
+++ b/internal/app.go
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package internal
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db/pkg/db"
+
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db/pkg/types"
@@ -14,6 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/vulnerability"
 )
 
+type VersionInfo struct {
+	Version         string      `json:",omitempty"`
+	VulnerabilityDB db.Metadata `json:",omitempty"`
+}
+
 var (
 	templateFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:   "template, t",
@@ -174,6 +184,10 @@ OPTIONS:
   {{range $index, $option := .VisibleFlags}}{{if $index}}
   {{end}}{{$option}}{{end}}{{end}}
 `
+	cli.VersionPrinter = func(c *cli.Context) {
+		showVersion(c.String("cache-dir"), c.String("format"), c.App.Version, c.App.Writer)
+	}
+
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "trivy"
 	app.Version = version
@@ -232,6 +246,44 @@ OPTIONS:
 	return app
 }
 
+func showVersion(cacheDir, outputFormat, version string, outputWriter io.Writer) {
+	db.Init(cacheDir)
+	metadata, err := db.Config{}.GetMetadata()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(outputWriter, "unable to display current version: %s", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	switch outputFormat {
+	case "json":
+		b, _ := json.Marshal(VersionInfo{
+			Version: version,
+			VulnerabilityDB: db.Metadata{
+				Version:    metadata.Version,
+				Type:       metadata.Type,
+				NextUpdate: metadata.NextUpdate.UTC(),
+				UpdatedAt:  metadata.UpdatedAt.UTC(),
+			},
+		})
+		fmt.Fprintln(outputWriter, string(b))
+	default:
+		var dbType string
+		switch metadata.Type {
+		case 0:
+			dbType = "Full"
+		case 1:
+			dbType = "Light"
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(outputWriter, `Version: %s
+Vulnerability DB:
+  Type: %s
+  Version: %d
+  UpdatedAt: %s
+  NextUpdate: %s
+`, version, dbType, metadata.Version, metadata.UpdatedAt.UTC().String(), metadata.NextUpdate.UTC().String())
+	}
+}
+
 func NewClientCommand() cli.Command {
 	return cli.Command{
 		Name:    "client",
diff --git a/internal/app_test.go b/internal/app_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8fc12f19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db/pkg/db"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type fakeIOWriter struct {
+	written []byte
+}
+
+func (f *fakeIOWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	f.written = append(f.written, p...)
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func Test_showVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		cacheDir     string
+		outputFormat string
+		version      string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		args           args
+		createDB       bool
+		expectedOutput string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "happy path, table output",
+			args: args{
+				outputFormat: "table",
+				version:      "v1.2.3",
+			},
+			expectedOutput: `Version: v1.2.3
+Vulnerability DB:
+  Type: Light
+  Version: 42
+  UpdatedAt: 2020-03-16 23:40:20 +0000 UTC
+  NextUpdate: 2020-03-16 23:57:00 +0000 UTC
+`,
+			createDB: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "happy path, JSON output",
+			args: args{
+				outputFormat: "json",
+				version:      "1.2.3",
+			},
+			expectedOutput: `{"Version":"1.2.3","VulnerabilityDB":{"Version":42,"Type":1,"NextUpdate":"2020-03-16T23:57:00Z","UpdatedAt":"2020-03-16T23:40:20Z"}}
+`,
+			createDB: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sad path, no DB is available",
+			args: args{
+				outputFormat: "table",
+				version:      "1.2.3",
+			},
+			expectedOutput: `unable to display current version: unexpected end of JSON input`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			d, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "Test_showVersion-*")
+			defer func() {
+				os.RemoveAll(d)
+			}()
+
+			if tt.createDB {
+				db.Init(d)
+				db.Config{}.SetMetadata(db.Metadata{
+					Version:    42,
+					Type:       1,
+					NextUpdate: time.Unix(1584403020, 0),
+					UpdatedAt:  time.Unix(1584402020, 0),
+				})
+				db.Close()
+			}
+
+			var wb []byte
+			fw := fakeIOWriter{written: wb}
+
+			showVersion(d, tt.args.outputFormat, tt.args.version, &fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedOutput, string(fw.written), tt.name)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/db/db_test.go b/pkg/db/db_test.go
index a1913dc02c..bcc2ba4859 100644
--- a/pkg/db/db_test.go
+++ b/pkg/db/db_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func (_m *MockConfig) GetMetadata() (db.Metadata, error) {
 }
 
 func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	timeNextUpdateDay1 := time.Date(2019, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	timeNextUpdateDay2 := time.Date(2019, 10, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
 	type getMetadataOutput struct {
 		metadata db.Metadata
 		err      error
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    1,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2019, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay1,
 				},
 			},
 			expected: true,
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    1,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2019, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay1,
 				},
 			},
 			expected: true,
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    0,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2020, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay1,
 				},
 			},
 			expected: true,
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    1,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2019, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay1,
 				},
 			},
 			skip:     true,
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    1,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2019, 10, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay2,
 				},
 			},
 			expected: false,
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    2,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2019, 10, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay2,
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: xerrors.New("the version of DB schema doesn't match. Local DB: 2, Expected: 1"),
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ func TestClient_NeedsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				metadata: db.Metadata{
 					Version:    0,
 					Type:       db.TypeFull,
-					NextUpdate: time.Date(2019, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+					NextUpdate: timeNextUpdateDay1,
 				},
 			},
 			skip:          true,
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/listen_test.go b/pkg/rpc/server/listen_test.go
index 497930f5e0..1f6af1ad03 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/listen_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/listen_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 }
 
 func Test_dbWorker_update(t *testing.T) {
+	timeNextUpdate := time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	timeUpdateAt := time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
 	type needsUpdateInput struct {
 		appVersion string
 		skip       bool
@@ -67,8 +70,8 @@ func Test_dbWorker_update(t *testing.T) {
 			want: db.Metadata{
 				Version:    1,
 				Type:       db.TypeFull,
-				NextUpdate: time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				UpdatedAt:  time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				NextUpdate: timeNextUpdate,
+				UpdatedAt:  timeUpdateAt,
 			},
 		},
 		{