diff --git a/python/skupper_router/management/skrouter.json b/python/skupper_router/management/skrouter.json
index 6540c8133..350de365d 100644
--- a/python/skupper_router/management/skrouter.json
+++ b/python/skupper_router/management/skrouter.json
@@ -650,6 +650,12 @@
                     "required": false,
                     "create": true
                 },
+                "version": {
+                    "description":"Build version of the running control-plane software",
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "required": false,
+                    "create": true
+                },
                 "platform": {
                     "description":"Description of the platform on which the site is deployed.  Examples are Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Linux, etc.",
                     "type": "string",
diff --git a/src/vanflow.c b/src/vanflow.c
index d3584b598..27bb7c0e0 100644
--- a/src/vanflow.c
+++ b/src/vanflow.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,7 @@ QD_EXPORT qd_error_t qd_dispatch_configure_site(qd_dispatch_t *qd, qd_entity_t *
     char *provider  = qd_entity_opt_string(entity, "provider", 0);
     char *platform  = qd_entity_opt_string(entity, "platform", 0);
     char *namespace = qd_entity_opt_string(entity, "namespace", 0);
+    char *version   = qd_entity_opt_string(entity, "version", 0);
 
     if (qd_error_code() == QD_ERROR_NONE) {
         vflow_record_t *site;
@@ -2168,6 +2169,7 @@ QD_EXPORT qd_error_t qd_dispatch_configure_site(qd_dispatch_t *qd, qd_entity_t *
         }
 
         if (name)      vflow_set_string(site, VFLOW_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, name);
+        if (version)   vflow_set_string(site, VFLOW_ATTRIBUTE_BUILD_VERSION, version);
         if (location)  vflow_set_string(site, VFLOW_ATTRIBUTE_LOCATION, location);
         if (provider)  vflow_set_string(site, VFLOW_ATTRIBUTE_PROVIDER, provider);
         if (platform)  vflow_set_string(site, VFLOW_ATTRIBUTE_PLATFORM, platform);
@@ -2179,6 +2181,7 @@ QD_EXPORT qd_error_t qd_dispatch_configure_site(qd_dispatch_t *qd, qd_entity_t *
     free(provider);
     free(platform);
     free(namespace);
+    free(version);
 
     return qd_error_code();
 }