diff --git a/doc/management-notes.txt b/doc/management-notes.txt
index 1a5c311c..86b74f33 100644
--- a/doc/management-notes.txt
+++ b/doc/management-notes.txt
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ Command examples:
   version 2  -- Change management version of client to 2 (default = 1)
   version    -- Show the version of OpenVPN and its Management Interface
 
+Note: Until version 3, no response was generated when client sets its
+version. This was fixed starting version 4: clients should expect
+"SUCCESS: .. " message only when setting the version to >= 4.
+
 COMMAND -- auth-retry
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/src/openvpn/manage.c b/src/openvpn/manage.c
index 37ae6b38..03ff5b37 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/manage.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/manage.c
@@ -1333,6 +1333,15 @@ set_client_version(struct management *man, const char *version)
     if (version)
     {
         man->connection.client_version = atoi(version);
+        /* Prior to version 3, we missed to respond to this command. Acknowledge only if version >= 4 */
+        if (man->connection.client_version >= 4)
+        {
+            msg(M_CLIENT, "SUCCESS: Management client version set to %d", man->connection.client_version);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        msg(M_CLIENT, "ERROR: Invalid value specified for management client version");
     }
 }