diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImpl.java b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImpl.java
index e4387303042..019d37ea266 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.worldstate.DataStorageConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.BesuConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.storage.DataStorageFormat;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.util.BesuVersionUtils;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -135,6 +136,16 @@ public Wei getMinGasPrice() {
     return new DataStoreConfigurationImpl(dataStorageConfiguration);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getBesuVersion() {
+    return BesuVersionUtils.shortVersion();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getBesuCommitHash() {
+    return BesuVersionUtils.commit();
+  }
+
   /**
    * A concrete implementation of DataStorageConfiguration which is used in Besu plugin framework.
    */
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImplTest.java b/app/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImplTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5787e508bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuConfigurationImplTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright contributors to Besu.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package org.hyperledger.besu.services;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.hyperledger.besu.util.BesuVersionUtils;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class BesuConfigurationImplTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void getBesuVersion_delegatesToBesuVersionUtils() {
+    BesuConfigurationImpl config = new BesuConfigurationImpl();
+    assertThat(config.getBesuVersion()).isEqualTo(BesuVersionUtils.shortVersion());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void getBesuCommitHash_delegatesToBesuVersionUtils() {
+    BesuConfigurationImpl config = new BesuConfigurationImpl();
+    assertThat(config.getBesuCommitHash()).isEqualTo(BesuVersionUtils.commit());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugin-api/build.gradle b/plugin-api/build.gradle
index 06dde1b1189..74b833b0e63 100644
--- a/plugin-api/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-api/build.gradle
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Calculated : ${currentHash}
 tasks.register('checkAPIChanges', FileStateChecker) {
   description = "Checks that the API for the Plugin-API project does not change without deliberate thought"
   files = sourceSets.main.allJava.files
-  knownHash = 'fDkUshUOXLQDBHsugUujwwJkJtYVYnqipuScb8CIof0='
+  knownHash = '4vItngNeppIRII2rFbvadnol4Whng6fPz4+Iytl2+sg='
 }
 check.dependsOn('checkAPIChanges')
 
diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BesuConfiguration.java b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BesuConfiguration.java
index 375843773a1..a529b70aa64 100644
--- a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BesuConfiguration.java
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BesuConfiguration.java
@@ -100,4 +100,26 @@ public interface BesuConfiguration extends BesuService {
    */
   @Unstable
   DataStorageConfiguration getDataStorageConfiguration();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the version of the running Besu node.
+   *
+   * <p>This is a human-readable version string. For release builds, it is typically a semantic
+   * version such as {@code "25.3.0"}. Development builds may include a qualifier, e.g. {@code
+   * "25.3.1-dev-ac23d311"}.
+   *
+   * <p>Available during all plugin lifecycle phases ({@code register} through {@code stop}).
+   *
+   * @return the Besu node version string
+   */
+  String getBesuVersion();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the git commit hash of the running Besu build.
+   *
+   * <p>Available during all plugin lifecycle phases ({@code register} through {@code stop}).
+   *
+   * @return the git commit hash
+   */
+  String getBesuCommitHash();
 }