diff --git a/src/http/builtin_http_calls.cpp b/src/http/builtin_http_calls.cpp
index 6a8397a0ff..d1b2620bf1 100644
--- a/src/http/builtin_http_calls.cpp
+++ b/src/http/builtin_http_calls.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "builtin_http_calls.h"
 #include "http_call_registry.h"
 #include "pprof_http_service.h"
+#include "service_version.h"
 
 namespace dsn {
 
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@ namespace dsn {
     resp.status_code = http_status_code::ok;
 }
 
+/*extern*/ void get_version_handler(const http_request &req, http_response &resp)
+{
+    std::ostringstream out;
+    dsn::utils::table_printer tp;
+
+    tp.add_row_name_and_data("Version", app_version.version);
+    tp.add_row_name_and_data("GitCommit", app_version.git_commit);
+    tp.output(out, dsn::utils::table_printer::output_format::kJsonCompact);
+
+    resp.body = out.str();
+    resp.status_code = http_status_code::ok;
+}
+
 /*extern*/ void get_recent_start_time_handler(const http_request &req, http_response &resp)
 {
     char start_time[100];
@@ -61,6 +75,11 @@ namespace dsn {
             [](const http_request &req, http_response &resp) { get_help_handler(req, resp); })
         .with_help("Lists all supported calls");
 
+    register_http_call("version")
+        .with_callback(
+            [](const http_request &req, http_response &resp) { get_version_handler(req, resp); })
+        .with_help("Gets the server version.");
+
     register_http_call("recentStartTime")
         .with_callback([](const http_request &req, http_response &resp) {
             get_recent_start_time_handler(req, resp);
diff --git a/src/http/builtin_http_calls.h b/src/http/builtin_http_calls.h
index c69bb1e330..89e961f268 100644
--- a/src/http/builtin_http_calls.h
+++ b/src/http/builtin_http_calls.h
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ extern void get_perf_counter_handler(const http_request &req, http_response &res
 
 extern void get_help_handler(const http_request &req, http_response &resp);
 
+// Get <meta_server_ipport>/version
+// Request body:
+// {
+//    Version: "2.1.SNAPSHOT",
+//    GitCommit: "88783e1ec28c326974f808d91c1531391d38acb5"
+// }
+extern void get_version_handler(const http_request &req, http_response &resp);
+
 extern void get_recent_start_time_handler(const http_request &req, http_response &resp);
 
 extern void update_config(const http_request &req, http_response &resp);
diff --git a/src/http/service_version.cpp b/src/http/service_version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..224591b75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/service_version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you 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.
+
+#include "service_version.h"
+
+namespace dsn {
+
+service_version app_version;
+
+} // namespace dsn
diff --git a/src/http/service_version.h b/src/http/service_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16c7b2fea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/service_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you 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.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace dsn {
+
+struct service_version
+{
+    std::string version;
+    std::string git_commit;
+};
+
+extern service_version app_version;
+
+} // namespace dsn
diff --git a/src/http/test/http_server_test.cpp b/src/http/test/http_server_test.cpp
index d23313d546..a76549e45a 100644
--- a/src/http/test/http_server_test.cpp
+++ b/src/http/test/http_server_test.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ TEST(http_server, parse_url)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(bultin_http_calls_test, meta_query)
+{
+    http_request req;
+    http_response resp;
+    get_recent_start_time_handler(req, resp);
+    ASSERT_EQ(resp.status_code, http_status_code::ok);
+
+    get_version_handler(req, resp);
+    ASSERT_EQ(resp.status_code, http_status_code::ok);
+}
+
 TEST(bultin_http_calls_test, get_help)
 {
     for (const auto &call : http_call_registry::instance().list_all_calls()) {
diff --git a/src/meta/meta_service_app.cpp b/src/meta/meta_service_app.cpp
index aaec4e5faa..d612e005d1 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta_service_app.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/meta_service_app.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "meta_service.h"
 #include "meta_http_service.h"
+#include "http/service_version.h"
 
 namespace dsn {
 namespace service {
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ meta_service_app::~meta_service_app() {}
 
 error_code meta_service_app::start(const std::vector<std::string> &args)
 {
+    if (args.size() >= 2) {
+        app_version.version = *(args.end() - 2);
+        app_version.git_commit = *(args.end() - 1);
+    }
     return _service->start();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/replica/replication_service_app.cpp b/src/replica/replication_service_app.cpp
index 3490882f4f..bef5b6e65e 100644
--- a/src/replica/replication_service_app.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/replication_service_app.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "common/replication_common.h"
 #include "replica_stub.h"
 #include "replica_http_service.h"
+#include "http/service_version.h"
 
 namespace dsn {
 namespace replication {
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ replication_service_app::~replication_service_app(void) {}
 
 error_code replication_service_app::start(const std::vector<std::string> &args)
 {
+    if (args.size() >= 2) {
+        app_version.version = *(args.end() - 2);
+        app_version.git_commit = *(args.end() - 1);
+    }
+
     replication_options opts;
     opts.initialize();