diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d9edcae..3f60c88 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ struct LibOpt {
     #[structopt(long = "ssh", help = "Beets SSH URI")]
     beets_ssh_uri: Option<OsString>,
 
-    #[structopt(long = "beets", help = "Beets config file path")]
+    #[structopt(long = "beets-bin", help = "Beets binary path")]
+    beets_bin_path: Option<OsString>,
+
+    #[structopt(long = "beets-config", help = "Beets config file path")]
     beets_config_file_path: Option<OsString>,
 
     #[structopt(long = "no-library", help = "Do not connect to the library")]
@@ -118,13 +121,22 @@ fn with_library(lib_opt: LibOpt, db_opt: DbOpt, builder: MusicHoardBuilder<NoDat
             .map(|s| s.into_string())
             .transpose()
             .expect("failed to extract beets config file path");
-        let lib_exec = BeetsLibrarySshExecutor::new(uri)
-            .expect("failed to initialise beets")
-            .config(beets_config_file_path);
+        let lib_exec = match lib_opt.beets_bin_path {
+            Some(beets_bin) => {
+                let bin = beets_bin.into_string().expect("invalid beets binary path");
+                BeetsLibrarySshExecutor::bin(uri, bin)
+            }
+            None => BeetsLibrarySshExecutor::new(uri),
+        }
+        .expect("failed to initialise beets")
+        .config(beets_config_file_path);
         with_database(db_opt, builder.set_library(BeetsLibrary::new(lib_exec)));
     } else {
-        let lib_exec =
-            BeetsLibraryProcessExecutor::default().config(lib_opt.beets_config_file_path);
+        let lib_exec = match lib_opt.beets_bin_path {
+            Some(beets_bin) => BeetsLibraryProcessExecutor::bin(beets_bin),
+            None => BeetsLibraryProcessExecutor::default(),
+        }
+        .config(lib_opt.beets_config_file_path);
         with_database(db_opt, builder.set_library(BeetsLibrary::new(lib_exec)));
     }
 }