diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c22fd6b..b4c3bd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1159,9 +1159,17 @@ Shows: Python version, GPU availability, all dependency versions, and fix sugges
 # Basic version
 soup version
 
+# Machine-readable output
+soup version --json
+# -> {"version": "0.24.0", "python": "3.11.5", "platform": "linux"}
+
 # Full system info (useful for bug reports)
 soup version --full
 # -> soup v0.17.3 | Python 3.11.5 | CUDA 12.1 | extras: serve, data
+
+# Full system info in JSON
+soup version --full --json
+# -> {"version": "0.24.0", "python": "3.11.5", "platform": "linux", "torch": "2.2.0", ...}
 ```
 
 ## Web UI
@@ -1439,7 +1447,7 @@ soup runs compare <run_1> <run_2>             Compare two runs
 soup ui [--port 7860]                         Web UI (experiments, training, data)
 soup doctor                                   Check environment
 soup quickstart [--dry-run]                   Full demo
-soup version [--full]                         Show version (--full: system info)
+soup version [--full] [--json]                Show version (--full: system info, --json: JSON output)
 soup --verbose <command>                      Full traceback on errors
 ```
 
diff --git a/soup_cli/cli.py b/soup_cli/cli.py
index e6bcff8..7b13f79 100644
--- a/soup_cli/cli.py
+++ b/soup_cli/cli.py
@@ -92,15 +92,47 @@ data.app.command(name="generate")(generate.generate)
 @app.command()
 def version(
     full: bool = typer.Option(False, "--full", "-f", help="Show system info and extras"),
+    is_json: bool = typer.Option(False, "--json", help="Output in JSON format"),
 ):
     """Show Soup CLI version."""
+    import json
+    import platform
+
+    if is_json:
+        info = {
+            "version": __version__,
+            "python": platform.python_version(),
+            "platform": platform.system().lower(),
+        }
+        
+        if full:
+            for lib in ["torch", "transformers", "peft", "trl", "datasets", "accelerate"]:
+                try:
+                    mod = __import__(lib)
+                    if hasattr(mod, "__version__"):
+                        info[lib] = mod.__version__
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass
+            for name in ["fastapi", "vllm", "datasketch", "lm_eval", "deepspeed", "wandb"]:
+                try:
+                    mod = __import__(name)
+                    if hasattr(mod, "__version__"):
+                        info[name] = mod.__version__
+                    elif hasattr(mod, "version"):
+                        info[name] = mod.version
+                    else:
+                        info[name] = "installed"
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass
+                    
+        print(json.dumps(info))
+        return
+
     if not full:
         console.print(f"[bold green]soup[/] v{__version__}")
         console.print(f"[dim]{GITHUB_URL}[/]")
         return
 
-    import platform
-
     parts = [f"[bold green]soup[/] v{__version__}"]
     parts.append(f"Python {platform.python_version()}")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index a1357e6..8b498d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -84,3 +84,26 @@ def test_help_shows_all_commands():
     assert "init" in result.output
     assert "export" in result.output
     assert "merge" in result.output
+
+
+def test_version_json():
+    import json
+    import platform
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["version", "--json"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data["version"] == __version__
+    assert data["python"] == platform.python_version()
+    assert data["platform"] == platform.system().lower()
+
+
+def test_version_full_json():
+    import json
+    import platform
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["version", "--full", "--json"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    data = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert data["version"] == __version__
+    assert data["python"] == platform.python_version()
+    assert "platform" in data
+