# rpk version

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [streaming-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming-full.txt)

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title: rpk version
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description: This command checks the current version of <code>rpk</code>.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/23.3/reference/rpk/rpk-version.md -->

Prints the current `rpk` and Redpanda version and allows you to list the Redpanda version running on each broker in your cluster.

To list the Redpanda version of each broker in your cluster you may pass the Admin API hosts via flags, profile, or environment variables.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk version [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h, --help | - | Help for version. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |