diff --git a/accounts/changelog/unreleased/add-version-command.md b/accounts/changelog/unreleased/add-version-command.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ada95382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/changelog/unreleased/add-version-command.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: add a command to list the versions of running instances
+
+Added a micro command to list the versions of running accounts services.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/product/issues/226
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/command/root.go b/accounts/pkg/command/root.go
index 2234e91c3..ad7776bca 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func Execute() error {
 		Flags: flagset.RootWithConfig(cfg),
 
 		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			cfg.Server.Version = version.String
 			return ParseConfig(c, cfg)
 		},
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ func Execute() error {
 			ListAccounts(cfg),
 			InspectAccount(cfg),
 			RemoveAccount(cfg),
+			PrintVersion(cfg),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/command/server.go b/accounts/pkg/command/server.go
index c5bc96c56..781edfc74 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 
 			defer cancel()
 
+			mtrcs.BuildInfo.WithLabelValues(cfg.Server.Version).Set(1)
+
 			handler, err := svc.New(svc.Logger(logger), svc.Config(cfg))
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("could not initialize service handler")
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/command/version.go b/accounts/pkg/command/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0705b40a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/pkg/command/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/registry/mdns"
+	tw "github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/accounts/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/accounts/pkg/flagset"
+)
+
+// PrintVersion prints the service versions of all running instances.
+func PrintVersion(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "version",
+		Usage: "Print the versions of the running instances",
+		Flags: flagset.ListAccountsWithConfig(cfg),
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			reg := mdns.NewRegistry()
+			services, err := reg.GetService(cfg.GRPC.Namespace + "." + cfg.Server.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(fmt.Errorf("could not get accounts services from the registry: %v", err))
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if len(services) == 0 {
+				fmt.Println("No running accounts service found.")
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			table := tw.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"Version", "Address", "Id"})
+			table.SetAutoFormatHeaders(false)
+			for _, s := range services {
+				for _, n := range s.Nodes {
+					table.Append([]string{s.Version, n.Address, n.Id})
+				}
+			}
+			table.Render()
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/config/config.go b/accounts/pkg/config/config.go
index 5c6f88a7d..fea59089e 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type GRPC struct {
 
 // Server configures a server.
 type Server struct {
+	Version          string
 	Name             string
 	AccountsDataPath string
 }
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/accounts/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 071272427..a3350518e 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package metrics
 
+import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 var (
 	// Namespace defines the namespace for the defines metrics.
 	Namespace = "ocis"
@@ -11,12 +13,21 @@ var (
 // Metrics defines the available metrics of this service.
 type Metrics struct {
 	// Counter  *prometheus.CounterVec
+	BuildInfo *prometheus.GaugeVec
 }
 
 // New initializes the available metrics.
 func New() *Metrics {
 	m := &Metrics{
+		BuildInfo: prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "build_info",
+			Help:      "Build information",
+		}, []string{"version"}),
 	}
+
+	_ = prometheus.Register(m.BuildInfo)
 	// TODO: implement metrics
 	return m
 }
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go b/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
index 13f7c2e8d..80fd1c3cc 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) grpc.Service {
 		grpc.Namespace(options.Config.GRPC.Namespace),
 		grpc.Logger(options.Logger),
 		grpc.Flags(options.Flags...),
+		grpc.Version(options.Config.Server.Version),
 	)
 
 	if err := proto.RegisterAccountsServiceHandler(service.Server(), handler); err != nil {
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go b/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 1b420390d..b4a3bed7c 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) http.Service {
 	service := http.NewService(
 		http.Logger(options.Logger),
 		http.Name(options.Name),
-		http.Version(version.String),
+		http.Version(options.Config.Server.Version),
 		http.Address(options.Config.HTTP.Addr),
 		http.Namespace(options.Config.HTTP.Namespace),
 		http.Context(options.Context),
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go b/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go
index fc4e472fd..b46a1f9b8 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/accounts.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/accounts/pkg/flagset"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/register"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/version"
 )
 
 // AccountsCommand is the entrypoint for the accounts command.
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func AccountsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			command.UpdateAccount(cfg.Accounts),
 			command.RemoveAccount(cfg.Accounts),
 			command.InspectAccount(cfg.Accounts),
+			command.PrintVersion(cfg.Accounts),
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			accountsCommand := command.Server(configureAccounts(cfg))
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ func configureAccounts(cfg *config.Config) *svcconfig.Config {
 	cfg.Accounts.Log.Level = cfg.Log.Level
 	cfg.Accounts.Log.Pretty = cfg.Log.Pretty
 	cfg.Accounts.Log.Color = cfg.Log.Color
+	cfg.Accounts.Server.Version = version.String
 
 	return cfg.Accounts
 }