diff --git a/fediseer/apis/models/v1.py b/fediseer/apis/models/v1.py
index a29f434..ca784ab 100644
--- a/fediseer/apis/models/v1.py
+++ b/fediseer/apis/models/v1.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Models:
             'id': fields.Integer(description="The instance id", example=1),
             'domain': fields.String(description="The instance domain", example="lemmy.dbzer0.com"),
             'software': fields.String(description="The fediverse software running in this instance", example="lemmy"),
+            'version': fields.String(description="The fediverse version running in this instance", example="0.19.3"),
             'claimed': fields.Integer(description="How many admins from this instance has claimed it."),
             'open_registrations': fields.Boolean(description="The instance uptime pct. 100% and thousand of users is unlikely."),
             'email_verify': fields.Boolean(description="The amount of local posts in that instance."),
diff --git a/fediseer/classes/instance.py b/fediseer/classes/instance.py
index a916526..c576b2e 100644
--- a/fediseer/classes/instance.py
+++ b/fediseer/classes/instance.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class Instance(db.Model):
     approval_required = db.Column(db.Boolean, unique=False, nullable=True, index=True)
     has_captcha = db.Column(db.Boolean, unique=False, nullable=True, index=True)
     software = db.Column(db.String(50), unique=False, nullable=False, index=True)
+    version = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=False, nullable=False, index=True)
     sysadmins = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=False, nullable=True)
     moderators = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=False, nullable=True)
     max_list_size = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=False, nullable=False, default=2000)
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ class Instance(db.Model):
             "id": self.id,
             "domain": self.domain,
             "software": self.software,
+            "version": self.version,
             "claimed": len(self.admins),
             "open_registrations": self.open_registrations,
             "email_verify": email_verification,
diff --git a/fediseer/fediverse.py b/fediseer/fediverse.py
index dd66949..42d46b9 100644
--- a/fediseer/fediverse.py
+++ b/fediseer/fediverse.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class InstanceInfo():
     instance_info = None
     admin_usernames = set()
     software = None
+    version = None
     open_registrations = None
     approval_required = None
     email_verify = None
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ class InstanceInfo():
             self.email_verify = True
             self.has_captcha = True
             self.software = "lemmy"
+            self.version = "0.19.3"
             self.admin_usernames = {"db0"}
             self.node_info = InstanceInfo.get_nodeinfo("lemmy.dbzer0.com")
             self.instance_info = {}
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class InstanceInfo():
             self.email_verify = False
             self.has_captcha = False
             self.software = "fediseer"
+            self.version = FEDISEER_VERSION
             self.admin_usernames = {"fediseer"}
             self.node_info = {}
             self.instance_info = {}
@@ -252,10 +255,12 @@ class InstanceInfo():
         if not self.node_info:
             if self._allow_unreachable:
                 self.software = "unknown"
+                self.version = "unknown"
                 if "*" in self.domain:
                     self.software = "wildcard"
         else:
             self.software = self.node_info["software"]["name"].lower()
+            self.version = self.node_info.get("version","unknown")
         software_map = {
             "lemmy": self.get_lemmy_info,
             "mastodon": self.get_mastodon_info,
diff --git a/fediseer/register.py b/fediseer/register.py
index 13a0904..7afe131 100644
--- a/fediseer/register.py
+++ b/fediseer/register.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def ensure_instance_registered(domain, allow_unreachable=False, record_unreachab
     if instance:
         if (
             instance.software != instance_info.software or
+            instance.version != instance_info.version or
             instance.open_registrations != instance_info.open_registrations or
             instance.approval_required != instance_info.approval_required or
             instance.email_verify != instance_info.email_verify or
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def ensure_instance_registered(domain, allow_unreachable=False, record_unreachab
             # logger.debug(["old", instance.software,instance.open_registrations,instance.approval_required,instance.email_verify,instance.has_captcha])        
             logger.debug(f"Updated instance info for {domain}")
             instance.software = instance_info.software
+            instance.version = instance_info.version
             instance.open_registrations = instance_info.open_registrations
             instance.approval_required = instance_info.approval_required
             instance.email_verify = instance_info.email_verify