diff --git a/src/cli/commands/repo/version.js b/src/cli/commands/repo/version.js
index 462a571da2..4975a2692e 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/repo/version.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/repo/version.js
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ module.exports = {
   builder: {},
 
   handler (argv) {
-    argv.ipfs.repo.version(function (err, version) {
+    argv.ipfs.repo.version((err, data) => {
       if (err) {
         throw err
       }
-      print(version)
+
+      print(data.Version)
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/api/resources/repo.js b/src/http/api/resources/repo.js
index ccacec309b..daaf4b14d3 100644
--- a/src/http/api/resources/repo.js
+++ b/src/http/api/resources/repo.js
@@ -1 +1,20 @@
 'use strict'
+
+exports = module.exports
+
+exports.version = (request, reply) => {
+  const ipfs = request.server.app.ipfs
+
+  ipfs.repo.version((err, version) => {
+    if (err) {
+      return reply({
+        Message: err.toString(),
+        Code: 0
+      }).code(500)
+    }
+
+    reply({
+      Version: version
+    })
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/http/api/routes/index.js b/src/http/api/routes/index.js
index 6e26962908..4c6d333d0f 100644
--- a/src/http/api/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/http/api/routes/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module.exports = (server) => {
   require('./bootstrap')(server)
   require('./block')(server)
   require('./object')(server)
-  // require('./repo')(server)
+  require('./repo')(server)
   require('./config')(server)
   require('./swarm')(server)
   require('./bitswap')(server)
diff --git a/src/http/api/routes/repo.js b/src/http/api/routes/repo.js
index f42f03bfc1..1dca9b6596 100644
--- a/src/http/api/routes/repo.js
+++ b/src/http/api/routes/repo.js
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 const resources = require('./../resources')
 
-// TODO
 module.exports = (server) => {
   const api = server.select('API')
 
   api.route({
     method: '*',
-    path: '/api/v0/repo',
-    handler: resources.repo
+    path: '/api/v0/repo/version',
+    config: {
+      handler: resources.repo.version
+    }
   })
+
+  // TODO: implement the missing spec https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/blob/master/SPEC/REPO.md
 }