opentofu/website/docs/cli/commands/version.mdx

---
description: >-
  The tofu version command displays the OpenTofu version and the version
  of all installed plugins.
---

# Command: version

The `tofu version` displays the current version of OpenTofu and all
installed plugins.

## Usage

Usage: `tofu version [options]`

With no additional arguments, `version` will display the version of OpenTofu,
the platform it's installed on, and installed providers.

This command has one optional flag:

* `-json` - If specified, the version information is formatted as a JSON object,
  and no upgrade or security information is included.
  This command follows the [raw json specification](../../internals/machine-readable-ui.mdx#raw-json-output).

## Example

Basic usage, with security information shown if relevant:

```shellsession
$ tofu version
OpenTofu v1.6.0
on darwin_amd64
+ provider registry.opentofu.org/hashicorp/null v3.0.0
```

As JSON:

```shellsession
$ tofu version -json
{
  "terraform_version": "0.16.0-alpha2",
  "platform": "darwin_amd64",
  "provider_selections": {
    "registry.opentofu.org/hashicorp/null": "3.0.0"
  }
}
```