diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/commands/version.go b/cmd/basecoin/commands/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b45addae83..0000000000
--- a/cmd/basecoin/commands/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package commands
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/version"
-)
-
-// VersionCmd - command to show the application version
-var VersionCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "version",
-	Short: "Show version info",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		fmt.Println(version.Version)
-	},
-}
-
-// QuickVersionCmd - returns a version command based on version input
-func QuickVersionCmd(version string) *cobra.Command {
-	return &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "version",
-		Short: "Show version info",
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Println(version)
-		},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/main.go b/cmd/basecoin/main.go
index b99482e1dd..fc4fa691ac 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/cli"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin"
+	client "github.com/tendermint/basecoin/client/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/basecoin/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/modules/auth"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/modules/base"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 		commands.StartCmd,
 		//commands.RelayCmd,
 		commands.UnsafeResetAllCmd,
-		commands.VersionCmd,
+		client.VersionCmd,
 	)
 
 	cmd := cli.PrepareMainCmd(rt, "BC", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.basecoin"))
diff --git a/cmd/eyes/main.go b/cmd/eyes/main.go
index b915b09e93..c82cd7d196 100644
--- a/cmd/eyes/main.go
+++ b/cmd/eyes/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/cli"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin"
+	client "github.com/tendermint/basecoin/client/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/basecoin/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/modules/base"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/modules/eyes"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func main() {
 		InitCmd,
 		commands.StartCmd,
 		commands.UnsafeResetAllCmd,
-		commands.VersionCmd,
+		client.VersionCmd,
 	)
 
 	cmd := cli.PrepareMainCmd(rt, "EYE", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.eyes"))
diff --git a/docs/guide/counter/cmd/counter/main.go b/docs/guide/counter/cmd/counter/main.go
index 37816b0421..705136964c 100644
--- a/docs/guide/counter/cmd/counter/main.go
+++ b/docs/guide/counter/cmd/counter/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/cli"
 
+	client "github.com/tendermint/basecoin/client/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/basecoin/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/docs/guide/counter/plugins/counter"
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 		commands.InitCmd,
 		commands.StartCmd,
 		commands.UnsafeResetAllCmd,
-		commands.VersionCmd,
+		client.VersionCmd,
 	)
 
 	cmd := cli.PrepareMainCmd(RootCmd, "CT", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.counter"))
diff --git a/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/main.go b/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/main.go
index 37afba1d41..975fb56553 100644
--- a/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/main.go
+++ b/docs/guide/counter/cmd/countercli/main.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 	BaseCli.AddCommand(
 		commands.InitCmd,
 		commands.ResetCmd,
+		commands.VersionCmd,
 		keycmd.RootCmd,
 		seeds.RootCmd,
 		query.RootCmd,