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Check the MicroShift version using the API

To begin troubleshooting, you must know your MicroShift version. One way to get this information is by using the API.

Procedure

To get the version number using the OpenShift CLI (oc), view the kube-public/microshift-version config map by running the following command:

$ oc get configmap -n kube-public microshift-version -o yaml

Example output

apiVersion: v1
data:
  major: "4"
  minor: "20"
  version: 4.20.0-0.microshift-fa441af87431
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: "2025-11-03T21:06:11Z"
  name: microshift-version
  namespace: kube-public