diff --git a/dsc/src/subcommand.rs b/dsc/src/subcommand.rs
index 1c308ad0e..8c7b732d9 100644
--- a/dsc/src/subcommand.rs
+++ b/dsc/src/subcommand.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ pub fn config(subcommand: &ConfigSubCommand, parameters: &Option<String>, parame
         }
     };
 
+    configurator.context.dsc_version = Some(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
+
     if let ConfigSubCommand::Set { what_if , .. } = subcommand {
         if *what_if {
             configurator.context.execution_type = ExecutionKind::WhatIf;
diff --git a/dsc/tests/dsc_version.tests.ps1 b/dsc/tests/dsc_version.tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3e7a7e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsc/tests/dsc_version.tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+Describe 'tests for metadata versioning' {
+    It 'returns the correct dsc semantic version in metadata' {
+        $config_yaml = @"
+            `$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+            resources:
+            - name: Echo
+              type: Microsoft.DSC.Debug/Echo
+              properties:
+                output: 'Hello, World!'
+"@
+        $out = $config_yaml | dsc config get -f - | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $version = $out.metadata.'Microsoft.DSC'.version -as [System.Management.Automation.SemanticVersion]
+        $version | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+        $dscVersion = (dsc --version).Split(" ")[1]
+        $version | Should -Be $dscVersion
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dsc_lib/src/configure/context.rs b/dsc_lib/src/configure/context.rs
index 9b16d4fd8..ab7b6cb78 100644
--- a/dsc_lib/src/configure/context.rs
+++ b/dsc_lib/src/configure/context.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct Context {
     pub restart_required: Option<Vec<RestartRequired>>,
     pub process_expressions: bool,
     pub processing_parameter_defaults: bool,
+    pub dsc_version: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Context {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ impl Context {
             restart_required: None,
             process_expressions: true,
             processing_parameter_defaults: false,
+            dsc_version: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs b/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs
index 946b91646..3afdcde33 100644
--- a/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs
+++ b/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs
@@ -800,10 +800,15 @@ impl Configurator {
 
     fn get_result_metadata(&self, operation: Operation) -> Metadata {
         let end_datetime = chrono::Local::now();
+        let version = self
+            .context
+            .dsc_version
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
         Metadata {
             microsoft: Some(
                 MicrosoftDscMetadata {
-                    version: Some(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string()),
+                    version: Some(version),
                     operation: Some(operation),
                     execution_type: Some(self.context.execution_type.clone()),
                     start_datetime: Some(self.context.start_datetime.to_rfc3339()),