> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://site.aspect.build/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# aspect version

> Print the Aspect CLI version the launcher resolved for this repository, and tell it apart from the launcher's own version.

`aspect version` prints the version of the Aspect CLI that runs in the current directory.

```shell theme={null}
aspect version       # the CLI the launcher resolved, e.g. 2026.39.10
aspect --version     # the launcher itself, e.g. aspect launcher 2026.39.10
```

The two differ because `aspect` on your `PATH` is a launcher. It reads [`.aspect/version.axl`](/docs/cli/version-pinning), fetches that CLI version, and hands the command to it. `aspect --version` (or `-v`) is answered by the launcher before any of that happens, so it reports the launcher's version whatever the repository pins.

## Related

* [Version pinning](/docs/cli/version-pinning): pin the CLI version in `.aspect/version.axl`.
* [Install](/docs/cli/install): install or update the launcher.