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| page_title: version - Command | |
| description: The "version" command prints the version of Vault. | |
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| # version | |
| The `version` command prints the Vault version: | |
| ```shell-session | |
| $ vault version | |
| Vault v1.2.3 | |
| ``` | |
| It can also be printed by adding the flags `--version` or `-v` to the `vault` command: | |
| ```shell-session | |
| $ vault -v | |
| Vault v1.2.3, built 2022-05-03T08:34:11Z | |
| ``` |