diff --git a/commands/util.go b/commands/util.go
index f2339a7a..a75d3420 100644
--- a/commands/util.go
+++ b/commands/util.go
@@ -314,9 +314,10 @@ func loadInfoData(ctx context.Context, d *dinfo) error {
 		inf, err := c.Info(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			if st, ok := grpcerrors.AsGRPCStatus(err); ok && st.Code() == codes.Unimplemented {
-				d.version = "N/A"
-			} else {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "getting info")
+				d.version, err = d.di.Driver.Version(ctx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "getting version")
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			d.version = inf.BuildkitVersion.Version
diff --git a/driver/docker-container/driver.go b/driver/docker-container/driver.go
index 86b35b3f..ac99d61a 100644
--- a/driver/docker-container/driver.go
+++ b/driver/docker-container/driver.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/driver"
@@ -286,6 +287,22 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	bufStdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	bufStderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := d.run(ctx, []string{"buildkitd", "--version"}, bufStdout, bufStderr); err != nil {
+		if bufStderr.Len() > 0 {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, bufStderr.String())
+		}
+		return "", err
+	}
+	version := strings.Fields(bufStdout.String())
+	if len(version) != 4 {
+		return "", errors.Errorf("unexpected version format: %s", bufStdout.String())
+	}
+	return version[2], nil
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	info, err := d.Info(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/driver/docker/driver.go b/driver/docker/driver.go
index 26b6198b..d3d05d48 100644
--- a/driver/docker/driver.go
+++ b/driver/docker/driver.go
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	v, err := d.DockerAPI.ServerVersion(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(driver.ErrNotConnecting, err.Error())
+	}
+	return v.Version, nil
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index 1eceb5aa..ed108031 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ type Driver interface {
 	Factory() Factory
 	Bootstrap(context.Context, progress.Logger) error
 	Info(context.Context) (*Info, error)
+	Version(context.Context) (string, error)
 	Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error
 	Rm(ctx context.Context, force, rmVolume, rmDaemon bool) error
 	Client(ctx context.Context) (*client.Client, error)
diff --git a/driver/kubernetes/driver.go b/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
index 92725dff..7fae8170 100644
--- a/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
+++ b/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	// future version may scale the replicas to zero here
 	return nil
diff --git a/driver/remote/driver.go b/driver/remote/driver.go
index ed52bea0..df2bbcdb 100644
--- a/driver/remote/driver.go
+++ b/driver/remote/driver.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	return nil
 }