Amazon Redshift will no longer support the creation of new Python UDFs starting Patch 198. Existing Python UDFs will continue to function until June 30, 2026. For more information, see the [ blog post ](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-redshift-python-user-defined-functions-will-reach-end-of-support-after-june-30-2026/). 

# VERSION
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 The VERSION function returns details about the currently installed release, with specific Amazon Redshift version information at the end. 

**Note**  
This is a leader-node function. This function returns an error if it references a user-created table, an STL or STV system table, or an SVV or SVL system view.

## Syntax
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```
VERSION()
```

## Return type
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Returns a CHAR or VARCHAR string. 

## Examples
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The following example shows the cluster version information of the current cluster: 

```
select version();
```

```
 version
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------               
 PostgreSQL 8.0.2 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3), Redshift 1.0.12103
```

Where `1.0.12103` is the cluster version number. 

**Note**  
To force your cluster to update to the latest cluster version, adjust your [maintenance window](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/working-with-clusters.html#rs-maintenance-windows).