diff --git a/gateway/platforms/api_server.py b/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
index 13e97f4bd36..fb23664f017 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
@@ -61,6 +61,29 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+def _hermes_version() -> str:
+    """Return the hermes-agent version string, or "dev" if it can't be resolved.
+
+    Tries the installed package metadata first (authoritative for a pip/uv
+    install), then the in-tree ``hermes_cli.__version__`` (covers editable /
+    source checkouts where metadata may be stale or absent). Never raises —
+    a version probe must not be able to break the health endpoint.
+    """
+    try:
+        from importlib.metadata import version
+
+        return version("hermes-agent")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli import __version__
+
+        return __version__
+    except Exception:
+        return "dev"
+
+
 # Default settings
 DEFAULT_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8642
@@ -1047,7 +1070,9 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
 
     async def _handle_health(self, request: "web.Request") -> "web.Response":
         """GET /health — simple health check."""
-        return web.json_response({"status": "ok", "platform": "hermes-agent"})
+        return web.json_response(
+            {"status": "ok", "platform": "hermes-agent", "version": _hermes_version()}
+        )
 
     async def _handle_health_detailed(self, request: "web.Request") -> "web.Response":
         """GET /health/detailed — rich status for cross-container dashboard probing.
@@ -1062,6 +1087,7 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         return web.json_response({
             "status": "ok",
             "platform": "hermes-agent",
+            "version": _hermes_version(),
             "gateway_state": runtime.get("gateway_state"),
             "platforms": runtime.get("platforms", {}),
             "active_agents": runtime.get("active_agents", 0),
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py b/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py
index c042fd556c6..95d49d8b4f1 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py
@@ -497,6 +497,20 @@ class TestHealthEndpoint:
             assert data["status"] == "ok"
             assert data["platform"] == "hermes-agent"
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_health_reports_version(self, adapter):
+        """GET /health must expose a non-empty version so orchestrators (e.g.
+        AgentOS) can read the gateway version without scraping. Regression
+        guard for the missing-version gap."""
+        app = _create_app(adapter)
+        async with TestClient(TestServer(app)) as cli:
+            resp = await cli.get("/health")
+            assert resp.status == 200
+            data = await resp.json()
+            assert "version" in data
+            assert isinstance(data["version"], str)
+            assert data["version"] != ""
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_v1_health_alias_returns_ok(self, adapter):
         """GET /v1/health should return the same response as /health."""
@@ -507,6 +521,7 @@ class TestHealthEndpoint:
             data = await resp.json()
             assert data["status"] == "ok"
             assert data["platform"] == "hermes-agent"
+            assert data.get("version")
 
 
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