# rpk version

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title: rpk version
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description: Prints the current <code>rpk</code> and Redpanda version. This command prints the current <code>rpk</code> version and allows you to list the Redpanda version running on each node in your cluster.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/rpk/rpk-version.md -->

Prints the current `rpk` and Redpanda version.

This command prints the current `rpk` version and allows you to list the Redpanda version running on each node in your cluster.

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

To get only the `rpk version`, use `rpk --version`.

## [](#usage)Usage

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

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |