diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/operator_specification.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/operator_specification.py
index 1bbe5aaaad..60da80eee2 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/operator_specification.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/operator_specification.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import abc
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Union, Tuple
 
 from ansys.dpf.core import common, mapping_types, server as server_module
 from ansys.dpf.core.check_version import server_meet_version, version_requires
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
     integral_types,
     operator_specification_capi,
     operator_specification_grpcapi,
+    semantic_version_capi
 )
-
+import ctypes
 
 class PinSpecification:
     """Documents an input or output pin of an Operator.
@@ -496,6 +497,23 @@ def config_specification(self) -> ConfigSpecification:
                     document=option_doc,
                 )
         return self._config_specification
+    
+    @property
+    def version(self) -> str:
+        semver_obj = lambda: None
+        semver_obj._internal_obj = self._api.operator_specification_get_version(self)
+
+        semver_api = self._server.get_api_for_type(
+            capi=semantic_version_capi.SemanticVersionCAPI, grpcapi=None
+        )
+        
+        major = ctypes.c_uint16(0)
+        minor = ctypes.c_uint16(0)
+        patch = ctypes.c_uint16(0)
+        semver_api.semantic_vesion_get_components(semver_obj, ctypes.byref(major), ctypes.byref(minor), ctypes.byref(patch))
+
+        return f"{major}.{minor}.{patch}"
+
 
 
 class CustomConfigOptionSpec(ConfigOptionSpec):
@@ -866,3 +884,31 @@ def properties(self, val: SpecificationProperties):
         for key, value in val.items():
             if value is not None:
                 self._api.operator_specification_set_property(self, key, value)
+
+    @property
+    def version(self) -> str:
+        return super().version
+    
+    @version.setter
+    def version(self, ver_obj: Union[Tuple[int], Tuple[int, int], Tuple[int, int, int]]):
+        major = 0
+        minor = 0
+        patch = 0
+        if isinstance(ver_obj, tuple):
+            if len(ver_obj) > 0 :
+                major = ver_obj[0]
+            if len(ver_obj) > 1:
+                minor = ver_obj[1]
+            if len(ver_obj) > 2:
+                patch = ver_obj[2]
+        
+        semver_api: semantic_version_capi.semantic_version_abstract_api.SemanticVersionAbstractAPI = self._server.get_api_for_type(
+            capi=semantic_version_capi.SemanticVersionCAPI,
+            grpcapi=None
+        )
+
+        # proxy obj
+        semver_obj = lambda: None
+        semver_obj._internal_obj = semver_api.semantic_version_new(major, minor, patch)
+        
+        self._api.operator_specification_set_version(self, semver_obj)
diff --git a/tests/test_python_plugins.py b/tests/test_python_plugins.py
index a13892612f..f38e1f411b 100644
--- a/tests/test_python_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/test_python_plugins.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     CustomSpecification,
     PinSpecification,
     SpecificationProperties,
+    Specification
 )
 import conftest
 from conftest import (
@@ -408,3 +409,26 @@ def test_custom_op_with_spec(server_type_remote_process, testfiles_dir):
     outf = op.outputs.field()
     expected = np.ones((3, 3), dtype=np.float64) + 4.0
     assert np.allclose(outf.data, expected)
+
+
+def test_custom_op_without_version(testfiles_dir):
+    dpf.load_library(
+        dpf.path_utilities.to_server_os(
+            Path(testfiles_dir) / "pythonPlugins"
+        ),
+        "py_operator_with_spec",
+        "load_operators",
+    )
+    spec = Specification("custom_add_to_field")
+    assert spec.version == "0.0.0"
+
+def test_custom_op_with_version(testfiles_dir):
+    dpf.load_library(
+        dpf.path_utilities.to_server_os(
+            Path(testfiles_dir) / "pythonPlugins",
+        ),
+        "py_operator_with_spec",
+        "load_operators"
+    )
+    spec = Specification("__op_with_version")
+    assert spec.version == "2.3.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/testfiles/pythonPlugins/operator_with_spec.py b/tests/testfiles/pythonPlugins/operator_with_spec.py
index 4743ff0ae4..4f8b1219e4 100644
--- a/tests/testfiles/pythonPlugins/operator_with_spec.py
+++ b/tests/testfiles/pythonPlugins/operator_with_spec.py
@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ def specification(self):
     def name(self):
         return "custom_add_to_field"
 
+class OpWithVersion(CustomOperatorBase):
+    def run(self):
+        self.set_output("The brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.")
+        self.set_succeeded()
+    
+    @property
+    def specification(self):
+        spec = CustomSpecification()
+        spec.description = "Outputs a string"
+        spec.outputs = {
+            0: PinSpecification("message", [str], "Important message")
+        }
+        spec.version = (2, 3, 1)
+        return spec
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return "__op_with_version"
 
 def load_operators(*args):
     record_operator(AddFloatToFieldData, *args)
+    record_operator(OpWithVersion, *args)