diff --git a/proto/jumpstarter/client/v1/client.proto b/proto/jumpstarter/client/v1/client.proto
index 1684d8e..31acccd 100644
--- a/proto/jumpstarter/client/v1/client.proto
+++ b/proto/jumpstarter/client/v1/client.proto
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ service ClientService {
     option (google.api.http) = {delete: "/v1/{name=namespaces/*/leases/*}"};
     option (google.api.method_signature) = "name";
   }
+
+  rpc GetServiceVersion(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (GetServiceVersionResponse) {
+    option (google.api.http) = {get: "/v1/version"};
+    option (google.api.method_signature) = "";
+  }
 }
 
 message Exporter {
@@ -168,3 +173,9 @@ message DeleteLeaseRequest {
     (google.api.resource_reference) = {type: "jumpstarter.dev/Lease"}
   ];
 }
+
+message GetServiceVersionResponse {
+  string version = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY];
+  string build_date = 2 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY];
+  string git_commit = 3 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY];
+}
diff --git a/proto/jumpstarter/v1/common.proto b/proto/jumpstarter/v1/common.proto
index 8748522..bfa505b 100644
--- a/proto/jumpstarter/v1/common.proto
+++ b/proto/jumpstarter/v1/common.proto
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ enum LogSource {
   LOG_SOURCE_BEFORE_LEASE_HOOK = 2; // beforeLease hook execution logs
   LOG_SOURCE_AFTER_LEASE_HOOK = 3;  // afterLease hook execution logs
   LOG_SOURCE_SYSTEM = 4;            // System/exporter logs
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+message GetServiceVersionResponse {
+  string version = 1;
+  string build_date = 2;
+  string git_commit = 3;
+}
diff --git a/proto/jumpstarter/v1/jumpstarter.proto b/proto/jumpstarter/v1/jumpstarter.proto
index d72369d..c08b0d9 100644
--- a/proto/jumpstarter/v1/jumpstarter.proto
+++ b/proto/jumpstarter/v1/jumpstarter.proto
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import "jumpstarter/v1/common.proto";
 
 // A service where a exporter can connect to make itself available
 service ControllerService {
+  // Get service version1
+  rpc GetServiceVersion(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (GetServiceVersionResponse);
+
   // Exporter registration
   rpc Register(RegisterRequest) returns (RegisterResponse);
 
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ message RegisterRequest {
   // jumpstarter.dev/hostname=
   // jumpstarter.dev/name=
   repeated DriverInstanceReport reports = 2;
+  string version = 3;
 }
 
 message DriverInstanceReport {
@@ -69,6 +73,8 @@ message DriverInstanceReport {
   map<string, string> labels = 3;
   optional string description = 4; // optional custom driver description for CLI
   map<string, string> methods_description = 5; // method name -> help text for CLI
+  string version = 6; // driver software version
+  string minimum_cli_version = 7; // the oldest compatible software version for the client side
 }
 
 message RegisterResponse {
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ message GetReportResponse {
   // jumpstarter.dev/name=
   repeated DriverInstanceReport reports = 3;
   repeated Endpoint alternative_endpoints = 4;
+  string version = 5; // exporter software version
 }
 
 message Endpoint {
diff --git a/proto/jumpstarter/v1/router.proto b/proto/jumpstarter/v1/router.proto
index 98458ae..cca02e8 100644
--- a/proto/jumpstarter/v1/router.proto
+++ b/proto/jumpstarter/v1/router.proto
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package jumpstarter.v1;
 
+import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
+
+import "jumpstarter/v1/common.proto";
+
 // StreamService
 // Claims:
 // iss: jumpstarter controller
@@ -11,6 +15,8 @@ package jumpstarter.v1;
 // sub: jumpstarter client/exporter
 // stream: stream id
 service RouterService {
+  // Get service version
+  rpc GetServiceVersion(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (GetServiceVersionResponse);
   // Stream connects caller to another caller of the same stream
   rpc Stream(stream StreamRequest) returns (stream StreamResponse);
 }