diff --git a/internal/api/admin_services_handlers.go b/internal/api/admin_services_handlers.go
index 898d963..2d03b99 100644
--- a/internal/api/admin_services_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/api/admin_services_handlers.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 var allowedServices = []string{
 	"archivmail",
 	"archivmail-web",
+	"manticore",
 	"postgresql@17-main",
 	"postfix",
 	"nginx",
@@ -29,9 +30,57 @@ type ServiceStatus struct {
 	Sub             string `json:"sub"`               // running, dead, exited, ...
 	Enabled         string `json:"enabled"`           // enabled, disabled, static, unknown
 	Description     string `json:"description"`
+	Version         string `json:"version,omitempty"` // best-effort, empty if not determinable
 	ExternalBlocked *bool  `json:"external_blocked,omitempty"` // only set for archivmail
 }
 
+// serviceVersion resolves the installed version of a service, best-effort.
+// Superadmin-visible "which version is actually running" overview — before
+// this, the only way to see e.g. the Manticore version after an upgrade
+// (PROJ-67) was SSH + `searchd --version`. Errors are swallowed on purpose:
+// an unknown version must never turn the whole services list red.
+func (s *Server) serviceVersion(name string) string {
+	switch name {
+	case "archivmail", "archivmail-web":
+		return s.appVersion
+	case "manticore":
+		out, err := exec.Command("searchd", "--version").CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return firstLine(string(out))
+	case "postgresql@17-main":
+		out, err := exec.Command("psql", "--version").Output()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return firstLine(string(out))
+	case "postfix":
+		out, err := exec.Command("postconf", "mail_version").Output()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		_, v, ok := strings.Cut(firstLine(string(out)), "=")
+		if !ok {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return strings.TrimSpace(v)
+	case "nginx":
+		out, err := exec.Command("nginx", "-v").CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return firstLine(string(out))
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+func firstLine(s string) string {
+	line, _, _ := strings.Cut(s, "\n")
+	return strings.TrimSpace(line)
+}
+
 func isAllowedService(name string) bool {
 	for _, s := range allowedServices {
 		if s == name {
@@ -41,7 +90,7 @@ func isAllowedService(name string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func systemctlShow(name string) ServiceStatus {
+func (s *Server) systemctlShow(name string) ServiceStatus {
 	svc := ServiceStatus{Name: name, DisplayName: name}
 	out, err := exec.Command("systemctl", "show", name+".service",
 		"--property=ActiveState,SubState,UnitFileState,Description",
@@ -72,6 +121,7 @@ func systemctlShow(name string) ServiceStatus {
 		blocked := nftAPIBlocked()
 		svc.ExternalBlocked = &blocked
 	}
+	svc.Version = s.serviceVersion(name)
 	return svc
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +137,7 @@ func nftAPIBlocked() bool {
 func (s *Server) handleListServices(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	result := make([]ServiceStatus, 0, len(allowedServices))
 	for _, name := range allowedServices {
-		result = append(result, systemctlShow(name))
+		result = append(result, s.systemctlShow(name))
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, result)
 }
@@ -142,7 +192,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleServiceAction(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Detail:    name,
 			Success:   true,
 		})
-		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, systemctlShow(name))
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, s.systemctlShow(name))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -166,5 +216,5 @@ func (s *Server) handleServiceAction(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Success:   true,
 	})
 
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, systemctlShow(name))
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, s.systemctlShow(name))
 }
diff --git a/src/components/admin/tabs/ServicesTab.tsx b/src/components/admin/tabs/ServicesTab.tsx
index 8dec97c..f225e1e 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/tabs/ServicesTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/tabs/ServicesTab.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export function ServicesTab({
                 <TableHead className="w-28">Status</TableHead>
                 <TableHead className="w-24">Autostart</TableHead>
                 <TableHead className="w-28">Externer Zugriff</TableHead>
+                <TableHead className="w-56">Version</TableHead>
                 <TableHead>Beschreibung</TableHead>
                 {isSuperAdmin && <TableHead className="w-72 text-right">Aktionen</TableHead>}
               </TableRow>
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ export function ServicesTab({
                         <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">–</span>
                       )}
                     </TableCell>
+                    <TableCell className="text-xs font-mono text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-xs" title={svc.version || undefined}>
+                      {svc.version || "–"}
+                    </TableCell>
                     <TableCell className="text-sm text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-xs">
                       {svc.description || "–"}
                     </TableCell>
diff --git a/src/lib/api/system.ts b/src/lib/api/system.ts
index 4e1de81..c306242 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/system.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/system.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface ServiceStatus {
   sub: string;
   enabled: string;
   description: string;
+  version?: string;
   external_blocked?: boolean;
 }