# version

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title: version
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description: The `version()` function returns a text string describing the SQL engine and its version.
page-topic-type: reference
page-git-created-date: "2026-09-08"
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---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/sql-functions/other-functions/version.md -->

The `version()` function returns a text string describing the SQL engine and its version.

## [](#syntax)Syntax

```sql
SELECT version();
```

The `version()` function takes no arguments.

## [](#return-type)Return type

`text`

## [](#examples)Examples

```sql
SELECT version();
```

The query returns a version string in the form `Redpanda SQL <version> (<build>)`, similar to:

```sql
+-------------------------------+
| version                      |
+-------------------------------+
| Redpanda SQL 1.2.0 (abc1234)  |
+-------------------------------+
```