diff --git a/src/commands/version.ts b/src/commands/version.ts
index a34a71c6..c93725c3 100644
--- a/src/commands/version.ts
+++ b/src/commands/version.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,39 @@
-import {isNullish} from '@dfinity/utils';
-import {red} from 'kleur';
+import {isEmptyString, isNullish} from '@dfinity/utils';
+import {green, red} from 'kleur';
 import {clean} from 'semver';
 import {version as cliCurrentVersion} from '../../package.json';
-import {githubCliLastRelease} from '../rest/github.rest';
-import {checkVersion} from '../services/version.services';
+import {
+  githubCliLastRelease,
+  githubJunoDockerLastRelease,
+  type GithubLastReleaseResult
+} from '../rest/github.rest';
+import {findEmulatorVersion} from '../services/emulator/version.services';
+import {checkVersion, type CheckVersionResult} from '../services/version.services';
 import {detectPackageManager} from '../utils/pm.utils';
-export const version = async () => {
-  await cliVersion();
-};
 
-const cliVersion = async () => {
-  const githubRelease = await githubCliLastRelease();
+export const version = async () => {
+  const check = await cliVersion();
 
-  if (githubRelease === undefined) {
-    console.log(red('Cannot fetch last release version of Juno on GitHub 😢.'));
+  if (check.diff === 'error') {
     return;
   }
 
-  const {tag_name} = githubRelease;
+  await emulatorVersion();
+};
 
-  const latestVersion = clean(tag_name);
+const cliVersion = async (): Promise<CheckVersionResult> => {
+  const result = await buildVersionFromGitHub({
+    release: 'CLI',
+    releaseFn: githubCliLastRelease
+  });
 
-  if (isNullish(latestVersion)) {
-    console.log(red(`Cannot extract version from release. Reach out Juno❗️`));
-    return;
+  if (result.result === 'error') {
+    return {diff: 'error'};
   }
 
-  checkVersion({
+  const {latestVersion} = result;
+
+  return checkVersion({
     currentVersion: cliCurrentVersion,
     latestVersion,
     displayHint: 'CLI',
@@ -46,3 +53,66 @@ const installHint = (): string => {
       return 'npm i -g @junobuild/cli';
   }
 };
+
+const emulatorVersion = async () => {
+  const emulatorResult = await findEmulatorVersion();
+
+  if (emulatorResult.status !== 'success') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const {version: emulatorCurrentVersion} = emulatorResult;
+
+  const result = await buildVersionFromGitHub({
+    release: 'Juno Docker',
+    releaseFn: githubJunoDockerLastRelease
+  });
+
+  if (result.result === 'error') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const {latestVersion} = result;
+
+  // Images prior to v0.6.3 lacked proper metadata in org.opencontainers.image.version.
+  // Earlier releases contained invalid values such as "0-arm64", while v0.6.2 returned an empty string.
+  // Note: sanitizing the version read via docker/podman inspect causes these cases to resolve to null.
+  if (isEmptyString(emulatorCurrentVersion)) {
+    console.log(`Your Emulator is behind the latest version (${green(`v${latestVersion}`)}).`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  checkVersion({
+    currentVersion: emulatorCurrentVersion,
+    latestVersion,
+    displayHint: 'Emulator'
+  });
+};
+
+const buildVersionFromGitHub = async ({
+  releaseFn,
+  release
+}: {
+  releaseFn: () => Promise<GithubLastReleaseResult>;
+  release: 'CLI' | 'Juno Docker';
+}): Promise<{result: 'success'; latestVersion: string} | {result: 'error'}> => {
+  const githubRelease = await releaseFn();
+
+  if (githubRelease.status === 'error') {
+    console.log(red(`Cannot fetch the last version of ${release} on GitHub 😢.`));
+    return {result: 'error'};
+  }
+
+  const {
+    release: {tag_name}
+  } = githubRelease;
+
+  const latestVersion = clean(tag_name);
+
+  if (isNullish(latestVersion)) {
+    console.log(red(`Cannot extract version from the ${release} release. Reach out Juno❗️`));
+    return {result: 'error'};
+  }
+
+  return {result: 'success', latestVersion};
+};
diff --git a/src/constants/constants.ts b/src/constants/constants.ts
index 32cd4fdb..6905e7e8 100644
--- a/src/constants/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants/constants.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const ORBITER_WASM_NAME = 'orbiter';
 export const NODE_VERSION = 20;
 export const JUNO_CDN_URL = 'https://cdn.juno.build';
 export const GITHUB_API_CLI_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/junobuild/cli';
+export const GITHUB_API_JUNO_DOCKER_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/junobuild/juno-docker';
 
 /**
  * Revoked principals that must not be used.
diff --git a/src/rest/github.rest.ts b/src/rest/github.rest.ts
index c92b1e7c..2501984a 100644
--- a/src/rest/github.rest.ts
+++ b/src/rest/github.rest.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {GITHUB_API_CLI_URL} from '../constants/constants';
+import {GITHUB_API_CLI_URL, GITHUB_API_JUNO_DOCKER_URL} from '../constants/constants';
 
 export interface GitHubAsset {
   url: string; // 'https://api.github.com/repos/peterpeterparker/dummy/releases/assets/91555492'
@@ -38,16 +38,29 @@ const GITHUB_API_HEADERS: RequestInit = {
   }
 };
 
-const githubLastRelease = async (apiUrl: string): Promise<GitHubRelease | undefined> => {
-  const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/releases/latest`, GITHUB_API_HEADERS);
+export type GithubLastReleaseResult =
+  | {status: 'success'; release: GitHubRelease}
+  | {status: 'error'; err?: unknown};
 
-  if (!response.ok) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
+const githubLastRelease = async (
+  apiUrl: string
+): Promise<{status: 'success'; release: GitHubRelease} | {status: 'error'; err?: unknown}> => {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/releases/latest`, GITHUB_API_HEADERS);
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      return {status: 'error'};
+    }
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
-  return await response.json();
+    const release = await response.json();
+    return {status: 'success', release};
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    return {status: 'error', err};
+  }
 };
 
-export const githubCliLastRelease = async (): Promise<GitHubRelease | undefined> =>
+export const githubCliLastRelease = async (): Promise<GithubLastReleaseResult> =>
   await githubLastRelease(GITHUB_API_CLI_URL);
+
+export const githubJunoDockerLastRelease = async (): Promise<GithubLastReleaseResult> =>
+  await githubLastRelease(GITHUB_API_JUNO_DOCKER_URL);
diff --git a/src/services/emulator/version.services.ts b/src/services/emulator/version.services.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3dce41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/emulator/version.services.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import {notEmptyString} from '@dfinity/utils';
+import {clean} from 'semver';
+import {readEmulatorConfig} from '../../configs/emulator.config';
+import {inspectImageVersion} from '../../utils/runner.utils';
+
+export const findEmulatorVersion = async (): Promise<
+  | {status: 'skipped'}
+  | {status: 'error'; err: unknown}
+  | {status: 'success'; version: string | undefined | null}
+> => {
+  const parsedResult = await readEmulatorConfig();
+
+  if (!parsedResult.success) {
+    return {status: 'skipped'};
+  }
+
+  const {
+    config: {derivedConfig}
+  } = parsedResult;
+
+  const inspectResult = await inspectImageVersion(derivedConfig);
+
+  if ('err' in inspectResult) {
+    return {status: 'error', err: inspectResult.err};
+  }
+
+  const {version: versionText} = inspectResult;
+
+  const version = notEmptyString(versionText) ? clean(versionText) : undefined;
+
+  return {status: 'success', version};
+};
diff --git a/src/services/version.services.ts b/src/services/version.services.ts
index 45b7a4db..3fb877ce 100644
--- a/src/services/version.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/version.services.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ const loadSatelliteVersion = async ({
   return {result: 'success', version: legacyVersion};
 };
 
+export interface CheckVersionResult {
+  diff: 'up-to-date' | 'outdated' | 'error';
+}
+
 export const checkVersion = ({
   currentVersion,
   latestVersion,
@@ -86,23 +90,25 @@ export const checkVersion = ({
   currentVersion: string;
   latestVersion: string;
   displayHint: string;
-  commandLineHint: string;
-}) => {
+  commandLineHint?: string;
+}): CheckVersionResult => {
   const diff = compare(currentVersion, latestVersion);
 
   if (diff === 0) {
     console.log(`Your ${displayHint} (${green(`v${currentVersion}`)}) is up-to-date.`);
-    return;
+    return {diff: 'up-to-date'};
   }
 
   if (diff === 1) {
     console.log(yellow(`Your ${displayHint} version is more recent than the latest available 🤔.`));
-    return;
+    return {diff: 'error'};
   }
 
   console.log(
     `Your ${displayHint} (${yellow(`v${currentVersion}`)}) is behind the latest version (${green(
       `v${latestVersion}`
-    )}) available. Run ${cyan(commandLineHint)} to update it.`
+    )}).${nonNullish(commandLineHint) ? ` Run ${cyan(commandLineHint)} to update it.` : ''}`
   );
+
+  return {diff: 'outdated'};
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/runner.utils.ts b/src/utils/runner.utils.ts
index 1847cc81..8f483c99 100644
--- a/src/utils/runner.utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/runner.utils.ts
@@ -87,3 +87,30 @@ export const isContainerRunning = async ({
     return {err};
   }
 };
+
+export const inspectImageVersion = async ({
+  runner,
+  image
+}: Pick<CliEmulatorDerivedConfig, 'runner' | 'image'>): Promise<
+  {version: string} | {err: unknown}
+> => {
+  try {
+    let output = '';
+
+    await spawn({
+      command: runner,
+      args: [
+        'inspect',
+        '--format',
+        '{{ index .Config.Labels "org.opencontainers.image.version"}}',
+        image
+      ],
+      stdout: (o) => (output += o),
+      silentOut: true
+    });
+
+    return {version: output.trim()};
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    return {err};
+  }
+};