diff --git a/api/storage_service.cc b/api/storage_service.cc
index 4527cf2504..fe1ea5e807 100644
--- a/api/storage_service.cc
+++ b/api/storage_service.cc
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx, routes& r) {
     });
 
     ss::get_release_version.set(r, [](const_req req) {
-        //TBD
-        return "";
+        return service::get_local_storage_service().get_release_version();
     });
 
     ss::get_schema_version.set(r, [](const_req req) {