diff --git a/cmd/conduit/root/root.go b/cmd/conduit/root/root.go
index 008525205..653023604 100644
--- a/cmd/conduit/root/root.go
+++ b/cmd/conduit/root/root.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/conduitio/conduit/cmd/conduit/root/pipelines"
+	"github.com/conduitio/conduit/cmd/conduit/root/version"
 	"github.com/conduitio/conduit/pkg/conduit"
 	"github.com/conduitio/conduit/pkg/foundation/cerrors"
 	"github.com/conduitio/ecdysis"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type RootFlags struct {
-	Version bool `long:"version" short:"v" usage:"show current Conduit version" persistent:"true"`
+	Version bool `long:"version" short:"v" usage:"show the current Conduit version"`
 	conduit.Config
 }
 
@@ -113,10 +114,9 @@ func (c *RootCommand) Docs() ecdysis.Docs {
 
 func (c *RootCommand) SubCommands() []ecdysis.Command {
 	return []ecdysis.Command{
-		&ConfigCommand{
-			rootCmd: c,
-		},
+		&ConfigCommand{rootCmd: c},
 		&InitCommand{cfg: &c.cfg},
+		&version.VersionCommand{},
 		&pipelines.PipelinesCommand{},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/conduit/root/root_test.go b/cmd/conduit/root/root_test.go
index d0d2f2170..fb475ec3f 100644
--- a/cmd/conduit/root/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/conduit/root/root_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRootCommandFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		persistent bool
 	}{
 		{longName: "config.path", usage: "global conduit configuration file"},
-		{longName: "version", shortName: "v", usage: "show current Conduit version", persistent: true},
+		{longName: "version", shortName: "v", usage: "show the current Conduit version"},
 		{longName: "db.type", usage: "database type; accepts badger,postgres,inmemory,sqlite"},
 		{longName: "db.badger.path", usage: "path to badger DB"},
 		{longName: "db.postgres.connection-string", usage: "postgres connection string, may be a database URL or in PostgreSQL keyword/value format"},
diff --git a/cmd/conduit/root/version/version.go b/cmd/conduit/root/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..669113146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/conduit/root/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright © 2024 Meroxa, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package version
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/conduitio/conduit/pkg/conduit"
+	"github.com/conduitio/ecdysis"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ ecdysis.CommandWithExecute = (*VersionCommand)(nil)
+	_ ecdysis.CommandWithDocs    = (*VersionCommand)(nil)
+)
+
+type VersionCommand struct{}
+
+func (c *VersionCommand) Usage() string { return "version" }
+
+func (c *VersionCommand) Execute(_ context.Context) error {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s\n", conduit.Version(true))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *VersionCommand) Docs() ecdysis.Docs {
+	return ecdysis.Docs{
+		Short: "Show the current version of Conduit.",
+	}
+}