diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 50c5b14d..20d74eaf 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ pipeline:
       - meson --buildtype=debug -Dgrapheme-clustering=enabled -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true ../..
       - ninja -v -k0
       - ninja -v test
+      - ./foot --version
+      - ./footclient --version
       - cd ../..
 
       # Release
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ pipeline:
       - meson --buildtype=release -Dgrapheme-clustering=enabled -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true ../..
       - ninja -v -k0
       - ninja -v test
+      - ./foot --version
+      - ./footclient --version
       - cd ../..
 
       # no grapheme clustering
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ pipeline:
       - meson --buildtype=debug -Dgrapheme-clustering=disabled -Dfcft:text-shaping=disabled -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=false ../..
       - ninja -v -k0
       - ninja -v test
+      - ./foot --version
+      - ./footclient --version
       - cd ../..
 
   x86:
@@ -75,6 +81,8 @@ pipeline:
       - meson --buildtype=debug -Dgrapheme-clustering=enabled -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true ../..
       - ninja -v -k0
       - ninja -v test
+      - ./foot --version
+      - ./footclient --version
       - cd ../..
 
       # Release
@@ -83,4 +91,6 @@ pipeline:
       - meson --buildtype=release -Dgrapheme-clustering=enabled -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true ../..
       - ninja -v -k0
       - ninja -v test
+      - ./foot --version
+      - ./footclient --version
       - cd ../..