# version (Prisma CLI v7) (/docs/cli/v7/version)

Display Prisma version information for CLI, Client, and engine binaries

Location: CLI > v7 > version

The `prisma version` command outputs information about your current Prisma version, platform, and engine binaries.

## Usage

```bash
prisma version [options]
```

Or use the shorthand:

```bash
prisma -v [options]
```

## Options

| Option         | Description                               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `-h`, `--help` | Display help message                      |
| `--json`       | Output version information in JSON format |

## Examples

### Display version information

#### bun

```bash
bunx prisma version
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm prisma version
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn prisma version
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma version
```

Output:

```text
Environment variables loaded from .env
prisma               : 2.21.0-dev.4
@prisma/client       : 2.21.0-dev.4
Current platform     : windows
Query Engine         : query-engine 2fb8f444d9cdf7c0beee7b041194b42d7a9ce1e6
Migration Engine     : migration-engine-cli 2fb8f444d9cdf7c0beee7b041194b42d7a9ce1e6
Format Binary        : prisma-fmt 60ba6551f29b17d7d6ce479e5733c70d9c00860e
Default Engines Hash : 60ba6551f29b17d7d6ce479e5733c70d9c00860e
Studio               : 0.365.0
```

### Display version using shorthand

#### bun

```bash
bunx prisma -v
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm prisma -v
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn prisma -v
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma -v
```

### Display version as JSON

#### bun

```bash
bunx prisma version --json
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm prisma version --json
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn prisma version --json
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma version --json
```

Output:

```json
{
  "prisma": "2.21.0-dev.4",
  "@prisma/client": "2.21.0-dev.4",
  "current-platform": "windows",
  "query-engine": "query-engine 60ba6551f29b17d7d6ce479e5733c70d9c00860e",
  "migration-engine": "migration-engine-cli 60ba6551f29b17d7d6ce479e5733c70d9c00860e",
  "format-binary": "prisma-fmt 60ba6551f29b17d7d6ce479e5733c70d9c00860e",
  "default-engines-hash": "60ba6551f29b17d7d6ce479e5733c70d9c00860e",
  "studio": "0.365.0"
}
```

## Related pages

- [`db`](/guides/db-commands-db): Manage your database schema and lifecycle during development
- [`debug`](/guides/standalone-commands-debug): Display Prisma debug information including schema paths, engine binaries, environment variables, and cache directories for troubleshooting
- [`dev`](/guides/dev-commands-dev): Start a local Prisma Postgres server for development
- [`format`](/guides/standalone-commands-format): Format and validate your Prisma schema file with consistent structure
- [`generate`](/guides/standalone-commands-generate): Generate artifacts like Prisma Client based on your Prisma schema

## Related pages

- [Authentication & Tools](./authentication-tools-index.md)
- [Build](./build-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Concepts](./concepts-index.md)
- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
- [Contract Authoring](./contract-authoring-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
- [Database](./database-index.md)
- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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