diff --git a/test/e2e/BUILD b/test/e2e/BUILD
index 295c12f2f1c..028f47eac04 100644
--- a/test/e2e/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/BUILD
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ load(
     go_test = "go_test_conditional_pure",
 )
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/version:def.bzl", "version_x_defs")
 
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ go_test(
     out = "e2e.test",
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     tags = ["e2e"],
+    x_defs = version_x_defs(),
     deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/version:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/apimachinery:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/apps:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/auth:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 1d50c8d5c89..89004652a22 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	// See https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/74827
 	// "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 
+	"k8s.io/component-base/version"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/testfiles"
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ func handleFlags() {
 }
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	var versionFlag bool
+	flag.CommandLine.BoolVar(&versionFlag, "version", false, "Displays version information.")
+
 	// Register test flags, then parse flags.
 	handleFlags()
 
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		}
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	if versionFlag {
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", version.Get())
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
 
 	framework.AfterReadingAllFlags(&framework.TestContext)