diff --git a/models/actions/runner.go b/models/actions/runner.go
index 4efe105b088..cce8b4f4431 100644
--- a/models/actions/runner.go
+++ b/models/actions/runner.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type ActionRunner struct {
 	ID          int64
 	UUID        string                 `xorm:"CHAR(36) UNIQUE"`
 	Name        string                 `xorm:"VARCHAR(255)"`
+	Version     string                 `xorm:"VARCHAR(64)"`
 	OwnerID     int64                  `xorm:"index"` // org level runner, 0 means system
 	Owner       *user_model.User       `xorm:"-"`
 	RepoID      int64                  `xorm:"index"` // repo level runner, if orgid also is zero, then it's a global
diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index 5401ae2fa63..6224e1c8d7c 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ var migrations = []Migration{
 	NewMigration("Add missed column owner_id for project table", v1_20.AddNewColumnForProject),
 	// v247 -> v248
 	NewMigration("Fix incorrect project type", v1_20.FixIncorrectProjectType),
+	// v248 -> v249
+	NewMigration("Add version column to action_runner table", v1_20.AddVersionToActionRunner),
 }
 
 // GetCurrentDBVersion returns the current db version
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_20/v248.go b/models/migrations/v1_20/v248.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40555210e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_20/v248.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package v1_20 //nolint
+
+import "xorm.io/xorm"
+
+func AddVersionToActionRunner(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+	type ActionRunner struct {
+		Version string `xorm:"VARCHAR(64)"` // the version of act_runner
+	}
+
+	return x.Sync(new(ActionRunner))
+}
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index da925a27f5d..e519258c6b2 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -3355,6 +3355,7 @@ runners.status.unspecified = Unknown
 runners.status.idle = Idle
 runners.status.active = Active
 runners.status.offline = Offline
+runners.version = Version
 
 runs.all_workflows = All Workflows
 runs.open_tab = %d Open
diff --git a/routers/api/actions/runner/interceptor.go b/routers/api/actions/runner/interceptor.go
index 8c0bd86ecb6..d97b78f8513 100644
--- a/routers/api/actions/runner/interceptor.go
+++ b/routers/api/actions/runner/interceptor.go
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	uuidHeaderKey  = "x-runner-uuid"
-	tokenHeaderKey = "x-runner-token"
+	uuidHeaderKey    = "x-runner-uuid"
+	tokenHeaderKey   = "x-runner-token"
+	versionHeaderKey = "x-runner-version"
+
+	versionUnknown = "Unknown"
 )
 
 var withRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unaryFunc connect.UnaryFunc) connect.UnaryFunc {
@@ -33,6 +36,12 @@ var withRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unar
 		}
 		uuid := request.Header().Get(uuidHeaderKey)
 		token := request.Header().Get(tokenHeaderKey)
+		version := request.Header().Get(versionHeaderKey)
+		if util.IsEmptyString(version) {
+			version = versionUnknown
+		}
+		version, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(version, 64)
+
 		runner, err := actions_model.GetRunnerByUUID(ctx, uuid)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
@@ -45,6 +54,10 @@ var withRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unar
 		}
 
 		cols := []string{"last_online"}
+		if runner.Version != version {
+			runner.Version = version
+			cols = append(cols, "version")
+		}
 		runner.LastOnline = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
 		if methodName == "UpdateTask" || methodName == "UpdateLog" {
 			runner.LastActive = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
diff --git a/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl b/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl
index 30c52c01b45..dd2e43f816a 100644
--- a/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 					<th data-sortt-asc="online" data-sortt-desc="offline">{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.status"}}</th>
 					<th data-sortt-asc="alphabetically">{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.id"}}</th>
 					<th>{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.name"}}</th>
+					<th>{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.version"}}</th>
 					<th>{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.owner_type"}}</th>
 					<th>{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.labels"}}</th>
 					<th>{{.locale.Tr "actions.runners.last_online"}}</th>
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 						</td>
 						<td>{{.ID}}</td>
 						<td><p class="tooltip" data-content="{{.Description}}">{{.Name}}</p></td>
+						<td>{{.Version}}</td>
 						<td>{{.OwnType}}</td>
 						<td class="runner-tags">
 							{{range .AllLabels}}<span class="ui label">{{.}}</span>{{end}}