az-version
Display Azure CLI version information
TLDR
Show Azure CLI version
$ az version
Show version in JSON$ az version -o json
SYNOPSIS
az version [options]
DESCRIPTION
az version displays version information for the Azure CLI and all installed extensions. It shows the core CLI version, Python version, and individual extension versions.
The command is useful for troubleshooting and verifying installations.
OUTPUT
Information displayed:
- Azure CLI core version
- Python version and executable
- Installed extensions and versions
- System information
WORKFLOW
$ # Show all version info
az version
# JSON output for parsing
az version -o json
# Check specific extension
az version -o json | jq '.extensions."some-extension"'
az version
# JSON output for parsing
az version -o json
# Check specific extension
az version -o json | jq '.extensions."some-extension"'
CAVEATS
Output format may change between versions. Extension versions listed separately from core version.
HISTORY
az version has been available since Azure CLI 2.0 in 2017 as a diagnostic command for version information.
SEE ALSO
az(1), az-upgrade(1), az-extension(1)