diff --git a/app/proc-info/main.c b/app/proc-info/main.c
index bf66bd910d..1a10e9b38e 100644
--- a/app/proc-info/main.c
+++ b/app/proc-info/main.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_tm.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
+#include <rte_version.h>
 
 /* Maximum long option length for option parsing. */
 #define MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ 64
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ static char *mempool_iter_name;
 /* Enable dump regs. */
 static uint32_t enable_dump_regs;
 static char *dump_regs_file_prefix;
+/* Enable show DPDK version. */
+static uint32_t enable_shw_version;
 
 /* display usage */
 static void
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ proc_info_usage(const char *prgname)
 		"  --show-crypto: to display crypto information\n"
 		"  --show-ring[=name]: to display ring information\n"
 		"  --show-mempool[=name]: to display mempool information\n"
+		"  --version: to display DPDK version\n"
 		"  --iter-mempool=name: iterate mempool elements to display content\n"
 		"  --dump-regs=file-prefix: dump registers to file with the file-prefix\n",
 		prgname);
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ proc_info_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"show-mempool", optional_argument, NULL, 0},
 		{"iter-mempool", required_argument, NULL, 0},
 		{"dump-regs", required_argument, NULL, 0},
+		{"version", 0, NULL, 0},
 		{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 
@@ -313,7 +318,9 @@ proc_info_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 					"dump-regs", MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ)) {
 				enable_dump_regs = 1;
 				dump_regs_file_prefix = optarg;
-			}
+			} else if (!strncmp(long_option[option_index].name,
+					"version", MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ))
+				enable_shw_version = 1;
 			break;
 		case 1:
 			/* Print xstat single value given by name*/
@@ -1476,6 +1483,14 @@ dump_regs(char *file_prefix)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+show_version(void)
+{
+	snprintf(bdr_str, MAX_STRING_LEN, " show - DPDK version ");
+	STATS_BDR_STR(10, bdr_str);
+	printf("DPDK version: %s\n", rte_version());
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -1589,6 +1604,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		iter_mempool(mempool_iter_name);
 	if (enable_dump_regs)
 		dump_regs(dump_regs_file_prefix);
+	if (enable_shw_version)
+		show_version();
 
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i)
 		rte_eth_dev_close(i);
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst b/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst
index 5dd6f9ecae..121142fdd4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/proc_info.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
    ./<build_dir>/app/dpdk-proc-info -- -m | [-p PORTMASK] [--stats | --xstats |
    --stats-reset | --xstats-reset] [ --show-port | --show-tm | --show-crypto |
    --show-ring[=name] | --show-mempool[=name] | --iter-mempool=name |
-   --show-port-private ]
+   --show-port-private | --version ]
 
 Parameters
 ~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ by name. For invalid or no mempool name no elements are displayed.
 **--show-port-private**
 The show-port-private parameter displays ports private information.
 
+**--version**
+The version parameter displays DPDK version.
+
 Limitations
 -----------