diff --git a/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
index b827221f6..99a460c78 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "common/dns_utils.h"
 #include "common/command_line.h"
-#include "version.h"
 #include "daemon/command_parser_executor.h"
 
 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
@@ -803,8 +802,7 @@ bool t_command_parser_executor::rpc_payments(const std::vector<std::string>& arg
 
 bool t_command_parser_executor::version(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
 {
-  std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << std::endl;
-  return true;
+  return m_executor.version();
 }
 
 bool t_command_parser_executor::prune_blockchain(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
index ed614a89b..f4a43d3d6 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
@@ -2442,4 +2442,39 @@ bool t_rpc_command_executor::rpc_payments()
     return true;
 }
 
+bool t_rpc_command_executor::version()
+{
+    cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO::request req;
+    cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO::response res;
+
+    const char *fail_message = "Problem fetching info";
+
+    if (m_is_rpc)
+    {
+        if (!m_rpc_client->rpc_request(req, res, "/getinfo", fail_message))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (!m_rpc_server->on_get_info(req, res) || res.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK)
+        {
+            tools::fail_msg_writer() << make_error(fail_message, res.status);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (res.version.empty())
+    {
+        tools::fail_msg_writer() << "The daemon software version is not available.";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        tools::success_msg_writer() << res.version;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 }// namespace daemonize
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h
index e8b12cb9b..af55f0e22 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h
+++ b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ public:
 
   bool print_net_stats();
 
+  bool version();
+
   bool set_bootstrap_daemon(
     const std::string &address,
     const std::string &username,