diff --git a/lib/actions/device-actions.js b/lib/actions/device-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/device-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/device-actions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
+import type { VersionResponse } from '../types/device-types.js';
 import type { CallServerEndpoint } from '../utils/call-server-endpoint.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
 
@@ -20,4 +21,23 @@
     return deviceToken;
   };
 
-export { setDeviceTokenActionTypes, setDeviceToken };
+const getVersionActionTypes = Object.freeze({
+  started: 'GET_VERSION_STARTED',
+  success: 'GET_VERSION_SUCCESS',
+  failed: 'GET_VERSION_FAILED',
+});
+const getVersion =
+  (callServerEndpoint: CallServerEndpoint): (() => Promise<VersionResponse>) =>
+  async () => {
+    const response = await callServerEndpoint('version');
+    return {
+      codeVersion: response.codeVersion,
+    };
+  };
+
+export {
+  setDeviceTokenActionTypes,
+  setDeviceToken,
+  getVersionActionTypes,
+  getVersion,
+};
diff --git a/lib/types/redux-types.js b/lib/types/redux-types.js
--- a/lib/types/redux-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/redux-types.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   UpdateUserAvatarResponse,
 } from './avatar-types.js';
 import type { CryptoStore } from './crypto-types.js';
+import type { VersionResponse } from './device-types.js';
 import type { ClientDBDraftInfo, DraftStore } from './draft-types.js';
 import type { EnabledApps, SupportedApps } from './enabled-apps.js';
 import type {
@@ -1142,6 +1143,22 @@
       +payload: {
         +dataLoaded: boolean,
       },
+    }
+  | {
+      +type: 'GET_VERSION_STARTED',
+      +loadingInfo?: LoadingInfo,
+      +payload?: void,
+    }
+  | {
+      +type: 'GET_VERSION_SUCCESS',
+      +payload: VersionResponse,
+      +loadingInfo: LoadingInfo,
+    }
+  | {
+      +type: 'GET_VERSION_FAILED',
+      +error: true,
+      +payload: Error,
+      +loadingInfo: LoadingInfo,
     };
 
 export type ActionPayload = ?(Object | Array<*> | $ReadOnlyArray<*> | string);