diff --git a/src/cmd/check.go b/src/cmd/check.go
index 1cd39ae..fe080e7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/check.go
+++ b/src/cmd/check.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var boolOutput bool
+var checkBoolOutput bool
 
 // checkCmd represents the check command
 var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 		if tagExists {
-			if boolOutput {
+			if checkBoolOutput {
 				fmt.Println("false")
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("Version %s is already tagged\n", versionAndFlavor)
 				return errors.New("no release necessary")
 			}
 		} else {
-			if boolOutput {
+			if checkBoolOutput {
 				fmt.Println("true")
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("Version %s is not tagged\n", versionAndFlavor)
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	checkCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&boolOutput, "boolean", "b", false, "Switch the output string to a true/false based on if a release is necessary. True if a release is necessary, false if not.")
+	checkCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&checkBoolOutput, "boolean", "b", false, "Switch the output string to a true/false based on if a release is necessary. True if a release is necessary, false if not.")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(checkCmd)
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/show.go b/src/cmd/show.go
index 08dbae7..5a36e50 100644
--- a/src/cmd/show.go
+++ b/src/cmd/show.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var showVersionOnly bool
+
 // showCmd represents the show command
 var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "show flavor",
@@ -40,7 +42,11 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		rootCmd.SilenceUsage = true
 
-		fmt.Printf("%s-%s\n", currentFlavor.Version, currentFlavor.Name)
+		if showVersionOnly {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", currentFlavor.Version)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("%s-%s\n", currentFlavor.Version, currentFlavor.Name)
+		}
 
 		return nil
 	},
@@ -48,4 +54,5 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(showCmd)
+	showCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&showVersionOnly, "version-only", "v", false, "Show only the version without flavor appended")
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/00_show_test.go b/src/test/e2e/00_show_test.go
index 9baf6cb..c6e9152 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/00_show_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/00_show_test.go
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ func TestShowCommand(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, "1.0.0-uds.0-base\n", stdout)
 }
+
+func TestShowCommandVersionFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	stdout, stderr, err := e2e.UDSReleaserDir("src/test", "show", "base", "--version-only")
+	require.NoError(t, err, stdout, stderr)
+
+	require.Equal(t, "1.0.0-uds.0\n", stdout)
+}
diff --git a/tasks.yaml b/tasks.yaml
index 9fa089b..ac194d6 100644
--- a/tasks.yaml
+++ b/tasks.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-includes:
-  - test: tasks/tests.yaml
-
 tasks:
   # build tasks
   - name: build-all