diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 559c6ee73..87bf35372 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ func runVersion(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("%s version %s %s/%s\n", base.CmdName, version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 }
+
+func String() string {
+	return version
+}