diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f2a2f9e5..532d81a81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [4.9.0] - coming soon
+
+* Add `Connection::getServerVersion()` by @GromNaN in [#3043](https://github.com/mongodb/laravel-mongodb/pull/3043)
+
 ## [4.6.0] - 2024-07-09
 
 * Add `DocumentModel` trait to use any 3rd party model with MongoDB @GromNaN in [#2580](https://github.com/mongodb/laravel-mongodb/pull/2580)
diff --git a/src/Connection.php b/src/Connection.php
index 2ce5324ee..343c0ca21 100644
--- a/src/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Connection.php
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
         return $this->db->$method(...$parameters);
     }
 
+    public function getServerVersion(): string
+    {
+        return $this->db->command(['buildInfo' => 1])->toArray()[0]['version'];
+    }
+
     private static function getVersion(): string
     {
         return self::$version ?? self::lookupVersion();
diff --git a/tests/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
index 586452109..ef0b746c3 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -299,4 +299,10 @@ public function testPingMethod()
         $instance = new Connection($config);
         $instance->ping();
     }
+
+    public function testServerVersion()
+    {
+        $version = DB::connection('mongodb')->getServerVersion();
+        $this->assertIsString($version);
+    }
 }