diff --git a/common/api.py b/common/api.py
index 521aac3fd..c97f56c4b 100644
--- a/common/api.py
+++ b/common/api.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import requests
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, UTC
 from openpilot.common.hardware.hw import Paths
-from openpilot.system.version import get_version
+from openpilot.common.version import get_version
 
 API_HOST = os.getenv('API_HOST', 'https://api.commadotai.com')
 
diff --git a/system/version.py b/common/version.py
similarity index 100%
rename from system/version.py
rename to common/version.py
diff --git a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
index 5fe45d927..b4bd2a7b9 100755
--- a/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
+++ b/selfdrive/selfdrived/selfdrived.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.helpers import ExcessiveActuationCheck
 from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.state import StateMachine
 from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.alertmanager import AlertManager, set_offroad_alert
 
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata
 from openpilot.common.hardware import HARDWARE
 
 REPLAY = "REPLAY" in os.environ
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/helpers.py b/selfdrive/test/helpers.py
index 49a8ec60a..615ea5d8a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/test/helpers.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/helpers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.system.manager.process_config import managed_processes
-from openpilot.system.version import training_version, terms_version
+from openpilot.common.version import training_version, terms_version
 
 
 def set_params_enabled():
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/onboarding.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/onboarding.py
index c75abac1a..4ef9c13f2 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/onboarding.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/onboarding.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.button import Button, ButtonStyle
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.label import Label
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
-from openpilot.system.version import terms_version, training_version
+from openpilot.common.version import terms_version, training_version
 
 DEBUG = False
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/home.py b/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/home.py
index 1cc61c647..997ca6276 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/home.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/home.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.icon_widget import IconWidget
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.label import UnifiedLabel, gui_label
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight, MousePos
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
-from openpilot.system.version import RELEASE_BRANCHES
+from openpilot.common.version import RELEASE_BRANCHES
 
 HEAD_BUTTON_FONT_SIZE = 40
 HOME_PADDING = 8
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/onboarding.py b/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/onboarding.py
index 2d6acf60d..8d80df3a8 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/onboarding.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/onboarding.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.nav_widget import NavWidget
 from openpilot.system.ui.mici_setup import GreyBigButton, BigPillButton
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets.label import gui_label
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.multilang import tr
-from openpilot.system.version import terms_version, training_version
+from openpilot.common.version import terms_version, training_version
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state, device
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.mici.widgets.dialog import BigConfirmationCircleButton
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.mici.onroad.driver_state import DriverStateRenderer
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay.py b/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay.py
index 25920b67f..6f3dd8f04 100755
--- a/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.common.prefix import OpenpilotPrefix
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.tests.diff.diff import DIFF_OUT_DIR
 from openpilot.system.updated.updated import parse_release_notes
-from openpilot.system.version import terms_version, training_version
+from openpilot.common.version import terms_version, training_version
 
 LayoutVariant = Literal["mici", "tizi"]
 
diff --git a/system/athena/athenad.py b/system/athena/athenad.py
index e94a0dd0c..6d1325dac 100755
--- a/system/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/system/athena/athenad.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from openpilot.common.realtime import set_core_affinity
 from openpilot.common.hardware import HARDWARE, PC
 from openpilot.system.loggerd.xattr_cache import getxattr, setxattr
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata
 from openpilot.common.hardware.hw import Paths
 
 
diff --git a/system/athena/manage_athenad.py b/system/athena/manage_athenad.py
index 11fd11d43..3faad546b 100755
--- a/system/athena/manage_athenad.py
+++ b/system/athena/manage_athenad.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.system.manager.process import launcher
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
 from openpilot.common.hardware import HARDWARE
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata
 
 ATHENA_MGR_PID_PARAM = "AthenadPid"
 
diff --git a/system/hardware/hardwared.py b/system/hardware/hardwared.py
index 70f31d5f7..c7b7befd5 100755
--- a/system/hardware/hardwared.py
+++ b/system/hardware/hardwared.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from openpilot.system.loggerd.config import get_available_percent
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
 from openpilot.system.hardware.power_monitoring import PowerMonitoring
 from openpilot.system.hardware.fan_controller import FanController
-from openpilot.system.version import terms_version, training_version
+from openpilot.common.version import terms_version, training_version
 from openpilot.system.athena.registration import UNREGISTERED_DONGLE_ID
 
 ThermalStatus = log.DeviceState.ThermalStatus
diff --git a/system/loggerd/tests/test_loggerd.py b/system/loggerd/tests/test_loggerd.py
index 882de583b..217de649e 100644
--- a/system/loggerd/tests/test_loggerd.py
+++ b/system/loggerd/tests/test_loggerd.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from openpilot.common.hardware import TICI
 from openpilot.system.loggerd.xattr_cache import getxattr
 from openpilot.system.loggerd.deleter import PRESERVE_ATTR_NAME, PRESERVE_ATTR_VALUE
 from openpilot.system.manager.process_config import managed_processes
-from openpilot.system.version import get_version
+from openpilot.common.version import get_version
 from openpilot.tools.lib.helpers import RE
 from openpilot.tools.lib.logreader import LogReader
 from msgq.visionipc import VisionIpcServer, VisionStreamType
diff --git a/system/manager/manager.py b/system/manager/manager.py
index e129e64f1..179108b9b 100755
--- a/system/manager/manager.py
+++ b/system/manager/manager.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from openpilot.system.manager.process import ensure_running
 from openpilot.system.manager.process_config import managed_processes
 from openpilot.system.athena.registration import register, UNREGISTERED_DONGLE_ID
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog, add_file_handler
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata
 from openpilot.common.hardware.hw import Paths
 
 
diff --git a/system/sentry.py b/system/sentry.py
index ee9f813e2..8a4e1bb9f 100644
--- a/system/sentry.py
+++ b/system/sentry.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.system.athena.registration import is_registered_device
 from openpilot.common.hardware import HARDWARE, PC
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata, get_version
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata, get_version
 
 
 class SentryProject(Enum):
diff --git a/system/tombstoned.py b/system/tombstoned.py
index 88a2a879e..349a71cc1 100755
--- a/system/tombstoned.py
+++ b/system/tombstoned.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from typing import NoReturn
 import openpilot.system.sentry as sentry
 from openpilot.common.hardware.hw import Paths
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata
 
 MAX_SIZE = 1_000_000 * 100  # allow up to 100M
 MAX_TOMBSTONE_FN_LEN = 62  # 85 - 23 ("<dongle id>/crash/")
diff --git a/system/updated/updated.py b/system/updated/updated.py
index e40bc44e7..affacd0f2 100755
--- a/system/updated/updated.py
+++ b/system/updated/updated.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from openpilot.common.markdown import parse_markdown
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
 from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.alertmanager import set_offroad_alert
 from openpilot.common.hardware import AGNOS, HARDWARE
-from openpilot.system.version import get_build_metadata
+from openpilot.common.version import get_build_metadata
 
 LOCK_FILE = os.getenv("UPDATER_LOCK_FILE", "/tmp/safe_staging_overlay.lock")
 STAGING_ROOT = os.getenv("UPDATER_STAGING_ROOT", "/data/safe_staging")