diff --git a/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md b/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
index 7204769e142..837ec08b67e 100644
--- a/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
+++ b/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
@@ -1898,6 +1898,7 @@ MsgChannelOpenInitResponse defines the Msg/ChannelOpenInit response type.
 | Field | Type | Label | Description |
 | ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
 | `channel_id` | [string](#string) |  |  |
+| `version` | [string](#string) |  |  |
 
 
 
@@ -1933,6 +1934,11 @@ value will be ignored by core IBC.
 MsgChannelOpenTryResponse defines the Msg/ChannelOpenTry response type.
 
 
+| Field | Type | Label | Description |
+| ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
+| `version` | [string](#string) |  |  |
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/events.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/events.go
index b720c5e1910..e49a29b69dd 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/events.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/events.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func EmitChannelOpenInitEvent(ctx sdk.Context, portID string, channelID string,
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeCounterpartyPortID, channel.Counterparty.PortId),
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeCounterpartyChannelID, channel.Counterparty.ChannelId),
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyConnectionID, channel.ConnectionHops[0]),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeVersion, channel.Version),
 		),
 	})
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ func EmitChannelOpenTryEvent(ctx sdk.Context, portID string, channelID string, c
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeCounterpartyPortID, channel.Counterparty.PortId),
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeCounterpartyChannelID, channel.Counterparty.ChannelId),
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyConnectionID, channel.ConnectionHops[0]),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeVersion, channel.Version),
 		),
 	})
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvents(sdk.Events{
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/types/events.go b/modules/core/04-channel/types/events.go
index 488e74d5b4f..531a7f299a9 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/types/events.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/types/events.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const (
 	AttributeKeyConnectionID       = "connection_id"
 	AttributeKeyPortID             = "port_id"
 	AttributeKeyChannelID          = "channel_id"
+	AttributeVersion               = "version"
 	AttributeCounterpartyPortID    = "counterparty_port_id"
 	AttributeCounterpartyChannelID = "counterparty_channel_id"
 
diff --git a/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go b/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
index ba01b64e523..7dec4265856 100644
--- a/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ChannelOpenInit(goCtx context.Context, msg *channeltypes.MsgChan
 
 	return &channeltypes.MsgChannelOpenInitResponse{
 		ChannelId: channelID,
+		Version:   msg.Channel.Version,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +233,9 @@ func (k Keeper) ChannelOpenTry(goCtx context.Context, msg *channeltypes.MsgChann
 	// Write channel into state
 	k.ChannelKeeper.WriteOpenTryChannel(ctx, msg.PortId, channelID, msg.Channel.Ordering, msg.Channel.ConnectionHops, msg.Channel.Counterparty, version)
 
-	return &channeltypes.MsgChannelOpenTryResponse{}, nil
+	return &channeltypes.MsgChannelOpenTryResponse{
+		Version: version,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // ChannelOpenAck defines a rpc handler method for MsgChannelOpenAck.
diff --git a/proto/ibc/core/channel/v1/tx.proto b/proto/ibc/core/channel/v1/tx.proto
index cf09c80559e..8fc97eb51f7 100644
--- a/proto/ibc/core/channel/v1/tx.proto
+++ b/proto/ibc/core/channel/v1/tx.proto
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ message MsgChannelOpenInit {
 // MsgChannelOpenInitResponse defines the Msg/ChannelOpenInit response type.
 message MsgChannelOpenInitResponse {
   string channel_id = 1 [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"channel_id\""];
+  string version    = 2;
 }
 
 // MsgChannelOpenInit defines a msg sent by a Relayer to try to open a channel
@@ -91,7 +92,9 @@ message MsgChannelOpenTry {
 }
 
 // MsgChannelOpenTryResponse defines the Msg/ChannelOpenTry response type.
-message MsgChannelOpenTryResponse {}
+message MsgChannelOpenTryResponse {
+  string version = 1;
+}
 
 // MsgChannelOpenAck defines a msg sent by a Relayer to Chain A to acknowledge
 // the change of channel state to TRYOPEN on Chain B.