diff --git a/tools/socfpgaimage.c b/tools/socfpgaimage.c
index 390c9bb..72d8b96 100644
--- a/tools/socfpgaimage.c
+++ b/tools/socfpgaimage.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static int sfp_verify_header(const uint8_t *buf, uint8_t *ver)
 	if (hdr_csum != sfp_csum)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	*ver = header_v0.version;
 	return img_len;
 }