diff --git a/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fc42b7e3..d2c4a33cb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ target_link_libraries(rpc
     common
     cryptonote_core
     cryptonote_protocol
+    version
     ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
   PRIVATE
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ target_link_libraries(daemon_messages
   LINK_PRIVATE
     cryptonote_core
     cryptonote_protocol
+    version
     serialization
     ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ target_link_libraries(daemon_rpc_server
     rpc
     cryptonote_core
     cryptonote_protocol
+    version
     daemon_messages
     serialization
     ${Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY}
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index df9eee781..48c9a5aa0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
     res.database_size = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_db().get_database_size();
     res.update_available = m_core.is_update_available();
+    res.version = m_restricted ? "" : MONERO_VERSION;
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1609,6 +1610,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
     res.database_size = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_db().get_database_size();
     res.update_available = m_core.is_update_available();
+    res.version = m_restricted ? "" : MONERO_VERSION;
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index 8e8df7a52..5cf7fd8e8 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 // advance which version they will stop working with
 // Don't go over 32767 for any of these
 #define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 2
 #define MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(major,minor) (((major)<<16)|(minor))
 #define CORE_RPC_VERSION MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(CORE_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR, CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR)
 
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       bool was_bootstrap_ever_used;
       uint64_t database_size;
       bool update_available;
+      std::string version;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
         KV_SERIALIZE(status)
@@ -926,6 +927,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         KV_SERIALIZE(was_bootstrap_ever_used)
         KV_SERIALIZE(database_size)
         KV_SERIALIZE(update_available)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(version)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
   };
diff --git a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
index 64a5cc858..e2885dbb5 100644
--- a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.h"
 #include "cryptonote_basic/blobdatatype.h"
 #include "ringct/rctSigs.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 namespace cryptonote
 {
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ namespace rpc
     res.info.block_size_limit = res.info.block_weight_limit = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit();
     res.info.block_size_median = res.info.block_weight_median = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_current_cumulative_block_weight_median();
     res.info.start_time = (uint64_t)m_core.get_start_time();
+    res.info.version = MONERO_VERSION;
 
     res.status = Message::STATUS_OK;
     res.error_details = "";
diff --git a/src/rpc/message_data_structs.h b/src/rpc/message_data_structs.h
index 3b56aff15..e09b6749e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/message_data_structs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/message_data_structs.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ namespace rpc
     uint64_t block_size_median;
     uint64_t block_weight_median;
     uint64_t start_time;
+    std::string version;
   };
 
   struct output_distribution