diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de3b6b6..f8f1d71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ $ npm install --save datamaker
 
 - `--template`/`-t` - the path of the template file e.g `--template /path/to/template.txt`
 - `--format`/`-f` - the target file format (`none`, `csv`, `json` or `xml`). Default `none` e.g. `--format json`
+- `--pretty`/`-p` - Pretty Print the output. only avaible for `json`. Default: `false`
 - `--iterations`/`-i` - the number of records to create. Default `1` e.g. `--iterations 5000`
-- `--list`/`-l` - list the available tags 
+- `--list`/`-l` - list the available tags
 
 ## Generating CSV files
 
diff --git a/bin/datamaker.bin.js b/bin/datamaker.bin.js
index e9d898b..d174296 100755
--- a/bin/datamaker.bin.js
+++ b/bin/datamaker.bin.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ let rs = null
 // get command-line arguements
 var argv = require('yargs')
   .option('format', { alias: ['f', 'type'], describe: 'Format of output data: json,csv,none', demandOption: false, default: 'none' })
-  .option('iterations', { alias: 'i', describe: 'Number of records to generater', demandOption: false, default: 1 })
+  .option('pretty', { alias: 'p', boolean: true, describe: 'Pretty-Print JSON-Files', demandOption: false, default: false })
+  .option('iterations', { alias: 'i', describe: 'Number of records to generate', demandOption: false, default: 1 })
   .option('template', { alias: 't', describe: 'The path of the template file', demandOption: false })
   .option('list', { alias: 'l', boolean: true, describe: 'List available tags', demandOption: false, default: false })
   .help('help')
@@ -51,7 +52,13 @@ rs.on('readable', () => {
 }).on('end', () => {
   // when the template has loaded, generate the data
   datagen.generate(template, argv.format, argv.iterations)
-    .on('data', (d) => { console.log(d) })
+    .on('data', (d) => {
+      if (argv.format === 'json' && argv.pretty) {
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(d), null, 2))
+      } else {
+        console.log(d)
+      }
+    })
     .on('end', (d) => { })
 }).on('error', (e) => {
   die(e, 2)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1f9baf5..0b2e4f7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "datamaker",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e286842..9d399bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "datamaker",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "description": "Sample data generator - command-line utility and library",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {