How to check OpenSSH version

On Linux, macOS, or Windows, we can use ssh -V (uppercase V) to check the OpenSSH version currently installed.

Example 1

$ ssh -V

OpenSSH_9.0p1, LibreSSL 3.3.6

Example 2

$ ssh -V

OpenSSH_8.4p1 Debian-5+deb11u1, OpenSSL 1.1.1n  15 Mar 2022

References

• Wikipedia – OpenSSH
• OpenSSH Release Notes