diff --git a/docs/source/operations_service.rst b/docs/source/operations_service.rst
index 6bf21917e60..e792158719b 100644
--- a/docs/source/operations_service.rst
+++ b/docs/source/operations_service.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The API exposes the following capabilities:
 - Log level management
 - Health checks
 - Prometheus target for operational metrics (when configured)
+- Version information
 
 Configuring the Operations Service
 ----------------------------------
@@ -304,5 +305,12 @@ metrics.
 For a look at the different metrics that are generated, check out
 :doc:`metrics_reference`.
 
+Version
+-------
+
+The orderer and peer both expose a ``/version`` endpoint. This endpoint
+serves a JSON document containing the orderer or peer version and the commit
+SHA on which the release was cut.
+
 .. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew.rst b/docs/source/whatsnew.rst
index 9c96e851b1b..197b16feab5 100644
--- a/docs/source/whatsnew.rst
+++ b/docs/source/whatsnew.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ is the recommended release for production operations.
   * The ``/metrics`` endpoint allows operators to utilize Prometheus to pull operational
     metrics from peer and orderer nodes. Metrics can also be pushed to StatsD.
 
+  * As of v1.4.4, the ``/version`` endpoint allows operators to query the release version
+    of the peer and orderer and the commit SHA from which the release was cut.
+
 Improved programming model for developing applications
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