diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6674a24577..6d9dd11d4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ checksum = "ba2ae6de944143141f6155a473a6b02f66c7c3f9f47316f802f80204ebfe6e12"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "cargo-platform",
- "semver 1.0.4",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -3960,7 +3960,7 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bfa0f585226d2e68097d4f95d113b15b83a82e819ab25717ec0590d9584ef366"
 dependencies = [
- "semver 1.0.4",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4156,9 +4156,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "semver"
-version = "1.0.4"
+version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "568a8e6258aa33c13358f81fd834adb854c6f7c9468520910a9b1e8fac068012"
+checksum = "d65bd28f48be7196d222d95b9243287f48d27aca604e08497513019ff0502cc4"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -4736,7 +4736,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "pretty-hex",
  "reqwest",
- "semver 1.0.4",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4788,6 +4788,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "console",
  "humantime",
  "indicatif",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "solana-account-decoder",
@@ -4814,7 +4815,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log 0.4.14",
  "rayon",
  "reqwest",
- "semver 1.0.4",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
@@ -5214,7 +5215,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "nix",
  "reqwest",
- "semver 1.0.4",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
  "serde",
  "serde_yaml",
  "solana-clap-utils",
@@ -5696,7 +5697,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "parking_lot 0.11.2",
  "qstring",
- "semver 1.0.4",
+ "semver 1.0.7",
  "solana-sdk",
  "thiserror",
  "uriparse",
diff --git a/cli-output/Cargo.toml b/cli-output/Cargo.toml
index 5cc04587ad..f9bf5e5e29 100644
--- a/cli-output/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli-output/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ console = "0.15.0"
 humantime = "2.0.1"
 Inflector = "0.11.4"
 indicatif = "0.16.2"
+semver = "1.0.6"
 serde = "1.0.130"
 serde_json = "1.0.72"
 solana-account-decoder = { path = "../account-decoder", version = "=1.9.16" }
diff --git a/cli-output/src/cli_output.rs b/cli-output/src/cli_output.rs
index c78e392264..26060a7253 100644
--- a/cli-output/src/cli_output.rs
+++ b/cli-output/src/cli_output.rs
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ pub enum CliValidatorsSortOrder {
     SkipRate,
     Stake,
     VoteAccount,
+    Version,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -494,6 +495,22 @@ impl fmt::Display for CliValidators {
             CliValidatorsSortOrder::Stake => {
                 sorted_validators.sort_by_key(|a| a.activated_stake);
             }
+            CliValidatorsSortOrder::Version => {
+                sorted_validators.sort_by(|a, b| {
+                    use std::cmp::Ordering;
+                    let a_version = semver::Version::parse(a.version.as_str()).ok();
+                    let b_version = semver::Version::parse(b.version.as_str()).ok();
+                    match (a_version, b_version) {
+                        (None, None) => a.version.cmp(&b.version),
+                        (None, Some(_)) => Ordering::Less,
+                        (Some(_), None) => Ordering::Greater,
+                        (Some(va), Some(vb)) => match va.cmp(&vb) {
+                            Ordering::Equal => a.activated_stake.cmp(&b.activated_stake),
+                            ordering => ordering,
+                        },
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         if self.validators_reverse_sort {
diff --git a/cli/src/cluster_query.rs b/cli/src/cluster_query.rs
index ebe4667385..4729e17c69 100644
--- a/cli/src/cluster_query.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cluster_query.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ impl ClusterQuerySubCommands for App<'_, '_> {
                             "root",
                             "skip-rate",
                             "stake",
+                            "version",
                             "vote-account",
                         ])
                         .default_value("stake")
@@ -638,6 +639,7 @@ pub fn parse_show_validators(matches: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> Result<CliCommandInfo,
         "skip-rate" => CliValidatorsSortOrder::SkipRate,
         "stake" => CliValidatorsSortOrder::Stake,
         "vote-account" => CliValidatorsSortOrder::VoteAccount,
+        "version" => CliValidatorsSortOrder::Version,
         _ => unreachable!(),
     };
 
diff --git a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
index 8a42c08a0f..7e92efe738 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
@@ -2190,9 +2190,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "semver"
-version = "1.0.4"
+version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "568a8e6258aa33c13358f81fd834adb854c6f7c9468520910a9b1e8fac068012"
+checksum = "d65bd28f48be7196d222d95b9243287f48d27aca604e08497513019ff0502cc4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
@@ -2858,6 +2858,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "console",
  "humantime",
  "indicatif",
+ "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "solana-account-decoder",