diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 477c12e11c..a59060a186 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-send-transaction-service = { path = "../send-transaction-service", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-streamer = { path = "../streamer", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-transaction-status = { path = "../transaction-status", version = "=1.11.0" }
+solana-version = { path = "../version", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-vote-program = { path = "../programs/vote", version = "=1.11.0" }
 sys-info = "0.9.1"
 tempfile = "3.3.0"
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ serial_test = "0.6.0"
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-program-runtime = { path = "../program-runtime", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-stake-program = { path = "../programs/stake", version = "=1.11.0" }
-solana-version = { path = "../version", version = "=1.11.0" }
 static_assertions = "1.1.0"
 systemstat = "0.1.11"
 
diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 1c42a53d1e..e2dc353a05 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -1003,7 +1003,11 @@ impl Validator {
             &identity_keypair,
         );
 
-        datapoint_info!("validator-new", ("id", id.to_string(), String));
+        datapoint_info!(
+            "validator-new",
+            ("id", id.to_string(), String),
+            ("version", solana_version::version!(), String)
+        );
 
         *start_progress.write().unwrap() = ValidatorStartProgress::Running;
         Self {
diff --git a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
index 97ff5cbdda..7e6ca57508 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
@@ -4437,6 +4437,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-send-transaction-service",
  "solana-streamer",
  "solana-transaction-status",
+ "solana-version",
  "solana-vote-program",
  "sys-info",
  "sysctl",