diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
index 7b2885d61..233f2ea17 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
@@ -1314,6 +1314,7 @@ sub backup
 
     my $strArchiveStart = $oDb->backup_start('pg_backrest backup started ' . $strTimestampStart, $bStartFast);
     ${oBackupManifest}{backup}{"archive-start"} = $strArchiveStart;
+    ${oBackupManifest}{backup}{version} = version_get();
 
     &log(INFO, 'archive start: ' . ${oBackupManifest}{backup}{"archive-start"});