diff --git a/internal/cli/cli.go b/internal/cli/cli.go
index 43053b2..8b79612 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cli.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/internal/secret"
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -57,3 +59,8 @@ func (cli *Instance) SetStateDir(stateDir string) {
 func (cli *Instance) GetStateDir() string {
 	return cli.stateDir
 }
+
+// Print outputs to the command's configured output writer
+func (cli *Instance) Print(a ...interface{}) (n int, err error) {
+	return fmt.Fprint(cli.cmd.OutOrStdout(), a...)
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/secrets.go b/internal/cli/secrets.go
index 6af444f..4a3996d 100644
--- a/internal/cli/secrets.go
+++ b/internal/cli/secrets.go
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ func (cli *Instance) GetSecret(cmd *cobra.Command, secretName string) error {
 func (cli *Instance) GetSecretWithVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, secretName string, version string) error {
 	secret.Debug("GetSecretWithVersion called", "secretName", secretName, "version", version)
 
+	// Store the command for output
+	cli.cmd = cmd
+
 	// Get current vault
 	vlt, err := vault.GetCurrentVault(cli.fs, cli.stateDir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -302,8 +305,8 @@ func (cli *Instance) GetSecretWithVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, secretName string,
 	secret.Debug("Got secret value", "valueLength", len(value))
 
 	// Print the secret value to stdout
-	cmd.Print(string(value))
-	secret.Debug("Printed value to cmd")
+	_, _ = cli.Print(string(value))
+	secret.Debug("Printed value to stdout")
 
 	// Debug: Log what we're actually printing
 	secret.Debug("Secret retrieval debug info",
diff --git a/internal/cli/stdout_stderr_test.go b/internal/cli/stdout_stderr_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14042af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/stdout_stderr_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package cli_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestGetCommandOutputsToStdout tests that 'secret get' outputs the secret value to stdout, not stderr
+func TestGetCommandOutputsToStdout(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temporary directory for our vault
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Set environment variables for the test
+	t.Setenv("SB_SECRET_STATE_DIR", tempDir)
+
+	// Find the secret binary path
+	wd, err := filepath.Abs("../..")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "should get working directory")
+	secretPath := filepath.Join(wd, "secret")
+
+	testMnemonic := "abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about"
+	testPassphrase := "test-passphrase"
+
+	// Initialize vault
+	cmd := exec.Command(secretPath, "init")
+	cmd.Env = []string{
+		"SB_SECRET_STATE_DIR=" + tempDir,
+		"SB_SECRET_MNEMONIC=" + testMnemonic,
+		"SB_UNLOCK_PASSPHRASE=" + testPassphrase,
+		"PATH=" + "/usr/bin:/bin",
+	}
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "init should succeed: %s", string(output))
+
+	// Add a secret
+	cmd = exec.Command(secretPath, "add", "test/secret")
+	cmd.Env = []string{
+		"SB_SECRET_STATE_DIR=" + tempDir,
+		"SB_SECRET_MNEMONIC=" + testMnemonic,
+		"PATH=" + "/usr/bin:/bin",
+	}
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader("test-secret-value")
+	output, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "add should succeed: %s", string(output))
+
+	// Test that 'secret get' outputs to stdout, not stderr
+	cmd = exec.Command(secretPath, "get", "test/secret")
+	cmd.Env = []string{
+		"SB_SECRET_STATE_DIR=" + tempDir,
+		"SB_SECRET_MNEMONIC=" + testMnemonic,
+		"PATH=" + "/usr/bin:/bin",
+	}
+
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "get should succeed")
+
+	// The secret value should be in stdout
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-secret-value", strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()), "secret value should be in stdout")
+
+	// Nothing should be in stderr
+	assert.Empty(t, stderr.String(), "stderr should be empty")
+}