diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md
index 12138ce0a..5c73de4af 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ Example Response:
 ```json
 {
     "status": "healthy",
-    "db": "connected"
+    "db": "connected",
+    "litellm_version":"1.19.2",
 }
 ```
 
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ Example Response:
 ```json
 {
     "status": "healthy",
-    "db": "Not connected"
+    "db": "Not connected",
+    "litellm_version":"1.19.2",
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index d9944e6e1..dd9b509d9 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -3617,6 +3617,8 @@ async def health_readiness():
     cache_type = None
     if litellm.cache is not None:
         cache_type = litellm.cache.type
+    from litellm._version import version
+
     if prisma_client is not None:  # if db passed in, check if it's connected
         if prisma_client.db.is_connected() == True:
             response_object = {"db": "connected"}
@@ -3625,6 +3627,7 @@ async def health_readiness():
                 "status": "healthy",
                 "db": "connected",
                 "cache": cache_type,
+                "litellm_version": version,
                 "success_callbacks": litellm.success_callback,
             }
     else:
@@ -3632,6 +3635,7 @@ async def health_readiness():
             "status": "healthy",
             "db": "Not connected",
             "cache": cache_type,
+            "litellm_version": version,
             "success_callbacks": litellm.success_callback,
         }
     raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail="Service Unhealthy")
diff --git a/tests/test_health.py b/tests/test_health.py
index f0a89f529..00f095022 100644
--- a/tests/test_health.py
+++ b/tests/test_health.py
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ async def test_health_readiness():
         url = "http://0.0.0.0:4000/health/readiness"
         async with session.get(url) as response:
             status = response.status
-            response_text = await response.text()
+            response_json = await response.json()
 
-            print(response_text)
-            print()
+            print(response_json)
+            assert "litellm_version" in response_json
+            assert "status" in response_json
 
             if status != 200:
                 raise Exception(f"Request did not return a 200 status code: {status}")