version

Version number for MATLAB and libraries

Syntax

version

v = version(versionOption)

[v d] = version

Description

version displays the version and release number for the currently running MATLAB^®.

v = version(versionOption) returns information for the specified option.

[v d] = version returns the version, release number, and release date. No input arguments are allowed in this syntax.

Examples

Display MATLAB Version

version

ans = 
'25.2.0.2978516 (R2025b)'

Display MATLAB Release

Display the release, prefaced by descriptive text.

['Release R' version('-release')]

ans = 
'Release R2025b'

Display Release Version and Date as Separate Values

[v d] = version

v = 
'25.2.0.2978516 (R2025b)'

d = 
'July 28, 2025'

Display Java Version

version -java

ans = 
'Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode'

Input Arguments

versionOption — Version option

"-date" | "-description" | "-release" | "-java"

Version option, specified as one of these values.

"-date"	Release date.
"-description"	Description of the version. Returns: empty - general release 'Update n' - update release n, where n is an integer 'Prerelease' - prerelease 'Prerelease n' - prerelease update n, where n is an integer
"-release"	Release number.
"-java"	Version of the Oracle® JVM® software that MATLAB uses.

Output Arguments

v — Version information

character vector

Version and release information, returned as a character vector.

d — Release date

character vector

Release date, returned as a character vector.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation

Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Usage notes and limitations:

• Input arguments must be constant at code generation time.

Thread-Based Environment
Run code in the background using MATLAB® backgroundPool or accelerate code with Parallel Computing Toolbox™ ThreadPool.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2023b: All products now use consistent version number based on release

Starting in R2023b, all products use a consistent version number based on the release. The version number includes the last two digits of the year followed by either .1 or .2, where .1 indicates an “a” release and .2 indicates a “b” release. For example, all products in R2023b have a version number of 23.2. Changes to the version number no longer indicate a major product update.

In previous releases, each individual product used a different version number. This change does not affect R2023a or earlier releases.