diff --git a/core/src/plugins/exec.ts b/core/src/plugins/exec.ts
index 9728096b20..199024b7b7 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/exec.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/exec.ts
@@ -462,9 +462,13 @@ export const getExecServiceStatus: ServiceActionHandlers["getServiceStatus"] = a
       opts: { reject: false },
     })
 
-    return { state: result.exitCode === 0 ? "ready" : "outdated", detail: { statusCommandOutput: result.all } }
+    return {
+      state: result.exitCode === 0 ? "ready" : "outdated",
+      version: service.version,
+      detail: { statusCommandOutput: result.all },
+    }
   } else {
-    return { state: "unknown", detail: {} }
+    return { state: "unknown", version: service.version, detail: {} }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/test/unit/src/plugins/exec.ts b/core/test/unit/src/plugins/exec.ts
index fb5d09be10..2cf04d51c8 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/src/plugins/exec.ts
+++ b/core/test/unit/src/plugins/exec.ts
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ describe("exec plugin", () => {
           },
         })
         expect(res.state).to.equal("ready")
+        expect(res.version).to.equal(service.version)
         expect(res.detail.statusCommandOutput).to.equal("already deployed")
       })
 
@@ -642,6 +643,7 @@ describe("exec plugin", () => {
           },
         })
         expect(res.state).to.equal("outdated")
+        expect(res.version).to.equal(service.version)
       })
     })