diff --git a/cmd/manager/root.go b/cmd/manager/root.go
index 48704d5a3..302dffca0 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/root.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/root.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	binversion "istio.io/operator/version"
 	"istio.io/pkg/collateral"
 	"istio.io/pkg/version"
 )
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func getRootCmd(args []string) *cobra.Command {
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(serverCmd())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(version.CobraCommand())
+	version.Info.Version = binversion.OperatorVersionString
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(collateral.CobraCommand(rootCmd, &doc.GenManHeader{
 		Title:   "Istio Operator",
 		Section: "operator CLI",