diff --git a/client/src/rpc_response.rs b/client/src/rpc_response.rs
index 9a328e0c1b..d339b95fe0 100644
--- a/client/src/rpc_response.rs
+++ b/client/src/rpc_response.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ pub struct RpcContactInfo {
     pub tpu: Option<SocketAddr>,
     /// JSON RPC port
     pub rpc: Option<SocketAddr>,
+    /// Software version
+    pub version: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Map of leader base58 identity pubkeys to the slot indices relative to the first epoch slot
diff --git a/core/src/rpc.rs b/core/src/rpc.rs
index 495d82b431..83e8fcfd8c 100644
--- a/core/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/core/src/rpc.rs
@@ -1063,6 +1063,9 @@ impl RpcSol for RpcSolImpl {
                         gossip: Some(contact_info.gossip),
                         tpu: valid_address_or_none(&contact_info.tpu),
                         rpc: valid_address_or_none(&contact_info.rpc),
+                        version: cluster_info
+                            .get_node_version(&contact_info.id)
+                            .map(|v| v.to_string()),
                     })
                 } else {
                     None // Exclude spy nodes
@@ -1828,7 +1831,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             .expect("actual response deserialization");
 
         let expected = format!(
-            r#"{{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":[{{"pubkey": "{}", "gossip": "127.0.0.1:1235", "tpu": "127.0.0.1:1234", "rpc": "127.0.0.1:{}"}}],"id":1}}"#,
+            r#"{{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":[{{"pubkey": "{}", "gossip": "127.0.0.1:1235", "tpu": "127.0.0.1:1234", "rpc": "127.0.0.1:{}", "version": null}}],"id":1}}"#,
             leader_pubkey,
             rpc_port::DEFAULT_RPC_PORT
         );
diff --git a/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md b/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md
index 9b731abc28..a35874c278 100644
--- a/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md
+++ b/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ The result field will be an array of JSON objects, each with the following sub f
 * `pubkey: <string>` - Node public key, as base-58 encoded string
 * `gossip: <string>` - Gossip network address for the node
 * `tpu: <string>` - TPU network address for the node
-* `rpc: <string>` - JSON RPC network address for the node, or `null` if the JSON RPC service is not enabled
+* `rpc: <string>|null` - JSON RPC network address for the node, or `null` if the JSON RPC service is not enabled
+* `version: <string>|null` - The software version of the node, or `null` if the version information is not available
 
 #### Example:
 
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ The result field will be an array of JSON objects, each with the following sub f
 curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "id":1, "method":"getClusterNodes"}' http://localhost:8899
 
 // Result
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":[{"gossip":"10.239.6.48:8001","pubkey":"9QzsJf7LPLj8GkXbYT3LFDKqsj2hHG7TA3xinJHu8epQ","rpc":"10.239.6.48:8899","tpu":"10.239.6.48:8856"}],"id":1}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":[{"gossip":"10.239.6.48:8001","pubkey":"9QzsJf7LPLj8GkXbYT3LFDKqsj2hHG7TA3xinJHu8epQ","rpc":"10.239.6.48:8899","tpu":"10.239.6.48:8856"},"version":"1.0.0 c375ce1f"],"id":1}
 ```
 
 ### getConfirmedBlock