diff --git a/cmd/core-lint/main_test.go b/cmd/core-lint/main_test.go
index 28ba1c4..ab01df6 100644
--- a/cmd/core-lint/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/core-lint/main_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ var (
 
 func TestCLI_Run_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
+	buildCLI(t)
+	t.Setenv("PATH", t.TempDir())
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod"), []byte("module example.com/test\n"), 0o644))
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "input.go"), []byte(`package sample
 
diff --git a/pkg/lint/adapter.go b/pkg/lint/adapter.go
index 276e281..fcbbc66 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/adapter.go
@@ -169,13 +169,14 @@ func (adapter CommandAdapter) Run(ctx context.Context, input RunInput, files []s
 		return result
 	}
 
+	result.Tool.Version = probeCommandVersion(binary, input.Path)
+
 	runContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	args := adapter.buildArgs(input.Path, files)
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode, runErr := runCommand(runContext, input.Path, binary, args)
 
-	result.Tool.Version = ""
 	result.Tool.Duration = time.Since(startedAt).Round(time.Millisecond).String()
 
 	if errors.Is(runContext.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded) {
@@ -233,6 +234,29 @@ func (adapter CommandAdapter) Run(ctx context.Context, input RunInput, files []s
 	return result
 }
 
+func probeCommandVersion(binary string, workingDir string) string {
+	for _, args := range [][]string{{"--version"}, {"-version"}, {"version"}} {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+		stdout, stderr, exitCode, err := runCommand(ctx, workingDir, binary, args)
+		cancel()
+
+		if err != nil && exitCode != 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		version := firstNonEmpty(stdout, stderr)
+		if version == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if line := firstVersionLine(version); line != "" {
+			return line
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (adapter CommandAdapter) availableBinary() (string, bool) {
 	for _, binary := range adapter.binaries {
 		path, err := exec.LookPath(binary)
@@ -812,6 +836,16 @@ func firstNonEmpty(values ...string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func firstVersionLine(output string) string {
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(strings.TrimSpace(output), "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line != "" {
+			return line
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func slicesContains(values []string, target string) bool {
 	for _, value := range values {
 		if value == target {
diff --git a/pkg/lint/service_test.go b/pkg/lint/service_test.go
index e4aec95..f9bfe9d 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/service_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func Run() {
 }
 `), 0o644))
 
-	svc := NewService()
+	svc := &Service{adapters: []Adapter{newCatalogAdapter()}}
 	report, err := svc.Run(context.Background(), RunInput{
 		Path:   dir,
 		FailOn: "warning",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func run2() {
 
 	runTestCommand(t, dir, "git", "add", "go.mod", "staged.go")
 
-	svc := NewService()
+	svc := &Service{adapters: []Adapter{newCatalogAdapter()}}
 	report, err := svc.Run(context.Background(), RunInput{
 		Path:   dir,
 		Hook:   true,
@@ -118,6 +118,44 @@ func TestServiceRun_JS_PrettierFindings(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, report.Tools[0].Findings)
 }
 
+func TestServiceRun_CapturesToolVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "package.json"), []byte("{\n  \"name\": \"example\"\n}\n"), 0o644))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "index.js"), []byte("const value = 1;\n"), 0o644))
+
+	binDir := t.TempDir()
+	scriptPath := filepath.Join(binDir, "prettier")
+	script := `#!/bin/sh
+case "$1" in
+  --version)
+    echo "prettier 3.2.1"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  --list-different)
+    echo "index.js"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+echo "unexpected args: $*" >&2
+exit 0
+`
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(scriptPath, []byte(script), 0o755))
+	t.Setenv("PATH", binDir+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+
+	svc := &Service{adapters: []Adapter{
+		newCommandAdapter("prettier", []string{"prettier"}, []string{"js"}, "style", "", false, true, pathArgs("--list-different"), parsePrettierDiagnostics),
+	}}
+	report, err := svc.Run(context.Background(), RunInput{
+		Path:   dir,
+		FailOn: "warning",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Len(t, report.Tools, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "prettier", report.Tools[0].Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "prettier 3.2.1", report.Tools[0].Version)
+}
+
 func TestServiceRun_Good_DeduplicatesMergedFindings(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod"), []byte("module example.com/test\n"), 0o644))