diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f1bea780044..5b1e34e25dcf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ eks-a-binary:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$(GO_OS) GOARCH=$(GO_ARCH) $(GO) build $(BUILD_TAGS_ARG) $(LINKER_FLAGS_ARG) $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o $(OUTPUT_FILE) github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/cmd/eksctl-anywhere
 
 .PHONY: eks-a-embed-config
+eks-a-embed-config: $(EMBED_CONFIG_FOLDER)
 eks-a-embed-config: ## Build a dev release version of eks-a with embed cluster spec config
+	cp pkg/cluster/config/releases.yaml $(EMBED_CONFIG_FOLDER)/releases.yaml
 	$(MAKE) eks-a-binary GIT_VERSION=$(DEV_GIT_VERSION) RELEASE_MANIFEST_URL=embed:///config/releases.yaml BUILD_TAGS='$(BUILD_TAGS) files_embed_fs'
 
 .PHONY: eks-a-cross-platform-embed-latest-config
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ eks-a-cross-platform-embed-latest-config: ## Build cross platform dev release ve
 
 .PHONY: eks-a-custom-embed-config
 eks-a-custom-embed-config:
+	cp pkg/cluster/config/releases.yaml $(EMBED_CONFIG_FOLDER)/releases.yaml
 	$(MAKE) eks-a-binary GIT_VERSION=$(CUSTOM_GIT_VERSION) RELEASE_MANIFEST_URL=embed:///config/releases.yaml LINKER_FLAGS='-s -w -X github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/eksctl.enabled=true' BUILD_TAGS='$(BUILD_TAGS) files_embed_fs'
 
 .PHONY: eks-a-cross-platform-custom-embed-latest-config
diff --git a/cmd/eksctl-anywhere/cmd/version.go b/cmd/eksctl-anywhere/cmd/version.go
index b69237f52a11..a5a2429d419e 100644
--- a/cmd/eksctl-anywhere/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/eksctl-anywhere/cmd/version.go
@@ -1,27 +1,65 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/version"
 )
 
+type versionOptions struct {
+	output string
+}
+
+var vo = &versionOptions{}
+
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
 	Short: "Get the eksctl anywhere version",
 	Long:  "This command prints the version of eksctl anywhere",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		return printVersion()
+		return vo.printVersion()
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+	versionCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&vo.output, "output", "o", "", "specifies the output format (valid option: json)")
 }
 
-func printVersion() error {
-	fmt.Println(version.Get().GitVersion)
+func (vo *versionOptions) printVersion() error {
+	versionInfo, bundlesErr := version.GetFullVersionInfo()
+	switch vo.output {
+	case "":
+		fmt.Printf("Version: %s\n", versionInfo.GitVersion)
+		if bundlesErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error getting bundle manifest URL for version %s: %v", versionInfo, bundlesErr)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Bundle Manifest URL: %s\n", versionInfo.BundleManifestURL)
+	case "json":
+		versionInfoJSON, unmarshalErr := json.Marshal(versionInfo)
+		if unmarshalErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling version info to JSON: %v", unmarshalErr)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", versionInfoJSON)
+		if bundlesErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error getting bundle manifest URL for version %s: %v", versionInfo, bundlesErr)
+		}
+	case "yaml":
+		versionInfoYAML, unmarshalErr := yaml.Marshal(versionInfo)
+		if unmarshalErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling version info to YAML: %v", unmarshalErr)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", versionInfoYAML)
+		if bundlesErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error getting bundle manifest URL for version %s: %v", versionInfo, bundlesErr)
+		}
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid output format: %s", vo.output)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/manifests/releases/read.go b/pkg/manifests/releases/read.go
index e28dff79d4e5..f42d5202634b 100644
--- a/pkg/manifests/releases/read.go
+++ b/pkg/manifests/releases/read.go
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ func ReadReleasesFromURL(reader Reader, url string) (*releasev1.Release, error)
 	return release, nil
 }
 
+// GetBundleManifestURL fetches the bundle manifest URL pertaining to this
+// release version of EKS Anywhere.
+func GetBundleManifestURL(reader Reader, version string) (string, error) {
+	eksAReleases, err := ReadReleases(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read releases: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	eksAReleaseForVersion, err := ReleaseForVersion(eksAReleases, version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get EKS-A release for version %s: %v", version, err)
+	}
+
+	return eksAReleaseForVersion.BundleManifestUrl, nil
+}
+
 func ReadBundlesForRelease(reader Reader, release *releasev1.EksARelease) (*releasev1.Bundles, error) {
 	return bundles.Read(reader, release.BundleManifestUrl)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 98c0156a5ec4..d3fd0f210e5b 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package version
 
+import (
+	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/files"
+	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/manifests/releases"
+)
+
 var gitVersion string
 
 type Info struct {
-	GitVersion string
+	GitVersion        string `json:"version"`
+	BundleManifestURL string `json:"bundleManifestURL,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func Get() Info {
@@ -11,3 +17,19 @@ func Get() Info {
 		GitVersion: gitVersion,
 	}
 }
+
+// GetFullVersionInfo returns the complete version information for the
+// EKS Anywhere, including Git version and bundle manifest URL
+// associated with this release.
+func GetFullVersionInfo() (Info, error) {
+	reader := files.NewReader(files.WithEKSAUserAgent("cli", gitVersion))
+	bundleManifestURL, err := releases.GetBundleManifestURL(reader, gitVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Info{GitVersion: gitVersion}, err
+	}
+
+	return Info{
+		GitVersion:        gitVersion,
+		BundleManifestURL: bundleManifestURL,
+	}, nil
+}