diff --git a/userspace/falco/grpc_server_impl.cpp b/userspace/falco/grpc_server_impl.cpp
index b298ad91..8230caf1 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/grpc_server_impl.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/grpc_server_impl.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ void falco::grpc::server_impl::version(const context& ctx, const version::reques
 
 	res.set_engine_version(FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION);
 	res.set_engine_fields_checksum(FALCO_ENGINE_CHECKSUM); 
+	auto engine_version = sinsp_version(FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION);
+	res.set_engine_major(engine_version.m_version_major);
+	res.set_engine_minor(engine_version.m_version_minor);
+	res.set_engine_patch(engine_version.m_version_patch);
 
 	res.set_major(FALCO_VERSION_MAJOR);
 	res.set_minor(FALCO_VERSION_MINOR);
diff --git a/userspace/falco/version.proto b/userspace/falco/version.proto
index 2fb9e43a..98c10f6d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/version.proto
+++ b/userspace/falco/version.proto
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ message response
   string prerelease = 5;
   string build = 6;
 // falco engine version
-  uint32 engine_version = 7;
+  uint32 engine_minor = 7;
   string engine_fields_checksum = 8;
+  uint32 engine_major = 9;
+  uint32 engine_patch = 10;
+  string engine_version = 11;
 }
diff --git a/userspace/falco/versions_info.cpp b/userspace/falco/versions_info.cpp
index 7c2ead10..c7ddb4e0 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/versions_info.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/versions_info.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static inline std::string get_driver_schema_version(const std::shared_ptr<sinsp>
 falco::versions_info::versions_info(const std::shared_ptr<sinsp>& inspector)
 {
     falco_version = FALCO_VERSION;
-    engine_version = std::to_string(FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION);
+    engine_version = FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION;
     libs_version = FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION;
     plugin_api_version = inspector->get_plugin_api_version();
     driver_api_version = get_driver_api_version(inspector);