diff --git a/cli/command/system/info.go b/cli/command/system/info.go
index a3669802b835..0bb611bcc108 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/info.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/info.go
@@ -101,11 +101,14 @@ func runInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli command.Cli, opt
 	var serverConnErr error
 	if needsServerInfo(opts.format, info) {
 		serverConnErr = addServerInfo(ctx, dockerCli, opts.format, &info)
+		if serverConnErr == nil {
+			// Update client API version after it was negotiated.
+			info.ClientInfo.APIVersion = dockerCli.CurrentVersion()
+		}
 	}
 
 	if opts.format == "" {
 		info.UserName = dockerCli.ConfigFile().AuthConfigs[registry.IndexServer].Username
-		info.ClientInfo.APIVersion = dockerCli.CurrentVersion()
 		return errors.Join(prettyPrintInfo(dockerCli, info), serverConnErr)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/command/system/version.go b/cli/command/system/version.go
index 3a0ad75c351e..e2e796c3b115 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/version.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/version.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type clientVersion struct {
 func newClientVersion(contextName string, dockerCli command.Cli) clientVersion {
 	v := clientVersion{
 		Version:           version.Version,
+		APIVersion:        api.DefaultVersion,
 		DefaultAPIVersion: api.DefaultVersion,
 		GoVersion:         runtime.Version(),
 		GitCommit:         version.GitCommit,