diff --git a/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/output/output.go b/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/output/output.go
index 130d0d701..567b6e65d 100644
--- a/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/output/output.go
+++ b/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/output/output.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ func (t *Type) AsStringPtr() *string {
 	return (*string)(t)
 }
 
+func (t Type) IsFormattedOutput() bool {
+	return t != ""
+}
+
 func (t Type) Validate() error {
 	if t == "" {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/root.go b/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/root.go
index e30d47c7c..42a6dd980 100644
--- a/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/root.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ and serves as an API aggregation layer.
 	cmd.AddCommand(newRepoCmd(fs, cmd.OutOrStdout()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newSearchCmd(fs, cmd.OutOrStdout()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newTestCmd())
-	cmd.AddCommand(newVersionCmd())
+	cmd.AddCommand(newVersionCmd(cmd.OutOrStdout()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newDiagnosticsCmd(fs))
 
 	initGlobalFlags(cmd, cmd.OutOrStdout())
diff --git a/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/version.go b/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/version.go
index f9582e618..9d840dd9d 100644
--- a/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/version.go
+++ b/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/version.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/kudobuilder/kudo/pkg/kudoctl/cmd/output"
 	"github.com/kudobuilder/kudo/pkg/version"
 )
 
@@ -13,22 +15,47 @@ var (
   kubectl kudo version`
 )
 
+type VersionForOutput struct {
+	Client version.Info `json:"clientVersion"`
+}
+
+type versionCmdOpts struct {
+	out    io.Writer
+	output output.Type
+}
+
 // newVersionCmd returns a new initialized instance of the version sub command
-func newVersionCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func newVersionCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	versionCmdOpts := &versionCmdOpts{out: out}
+
 	versionCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "version",
 		Short:   "Print the current KUDO package version.",
 		Long:    `Print the current installed KUDO package version.`,
 		Example: versionExample,
-		RunE:    VersionCmd,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return runVersionCmd(versionCmdOpts)
+		},
 	}
 
+	versionCmd.Flags().StringVarP((*string)(&versionCmdOpts.output), "output", "o", "", "Output format for command results.")
+
 	return versionCmd
 }
 
-// VersionCmd performs the version sub command
-func VersionCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	kudoVersion := version.Get()
-	fmt.Printf("KUDO Version: %s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%#v", kudoVersion))
-	return nil
+// runVersionCmd performs the version sub command
+func runVersionCmd(opts *versionCmdOpts) error {
+	if err := opts.output.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v := VersionForOutput{
+		Client: version.Get(),
+	}
+
+	if opts.output.IsFormattedOutput() {
+		return output.WriteObject(v, opts.output, opts.out)
+	}
+
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(opts.out, "KUDO Version: %s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%#v", v.Client))
+	return err
 }