diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version.go
index 27a35ae32fd..91472034bbf 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/version.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func RunVersion(out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, string(y))
 	case "json":
-		y, err := json.Marshal(&v)
+		y, err := json.MarshalIndent(&v, "", "  ")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}