diff --git a/server/api/status.go b/server/api/status.go
index 6da09278add..123daef2ddf 100644
--- a/server/api/status.go
+++ b/server/api/status.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type statusHandler struct {
 type status struct {
 	BuildTS string `json:"build_ts"`
 	GitHash string `json:"git_hash"`
+	Version string `json:"version"`
 }
 
 func newStatusHandler(rd *render.Render) *statusHandler {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func (h *statusHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	version := status{
 		BuildTS: server.PDBuildTS,
 		GitHash: server.PDGitHash,
+		Version: server.PDReleaseVersion,
 	}
 
 	h.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusOK, version)
diff --git a/server/api/status_test.go b/server/api/status_test.go
index 702ad1d80af..8e3691b7aff 100644
--- a/server/api/status_test.go
+++ b/server/api/status_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func checkStatusResponse(c *C, body []byte, cfgs []*server.Config) {
 
 	c.Assert(got.BuildTS, Equals, server.PDBuildTS)
 	c.Assert(got.GitHash, Equals, server.PDGitHash)
+	c.Assert(got.Version, Equals, server.PDReleaseVersion)
 }
 
 func (s *testStatusAPISuite) TestStatus(c *C) {
diff --git a/server/api/version.go b/server/api/version.go
index 15d43515a56..9aa902248e1 100644
--- a/server/api/version.go
+++ b/server/api/version.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/pingcap/pd/v3/server"
 	"github.com/unrolled/render"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func newVersionHandler(rd *render.Render) *versionHandler {
 
 func (h *versionHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	version := &version{
-		Version: "1.0.0",
+		Version: server.PDReleaseVersion,
 	}
 	h.rd.JSON(w, http.StatusOK, version)
 }