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layout: docs
page_title: 'Commands: Version'
sidebar_title: version
description: >-
  The `version` command prints the version of Consul and the protocol versions
  it understands for speaking to other agents.
---

# Consul Version

Command: `consul version`

The `version` command prints the version of Consul and the protocol versions it understands for speaking to other agents.

```shell-session
$ consul version
Consul v0.7.4
Protocol 2 spoken by default, understands 2 to 3 (agent will automatically use protocol >2 when speaking to compatible agents)
```