diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/doctor_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/doctor_command.dart
index 288bd02c..0205e582 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/doctor_command.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/doctor_command.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
 import 'package:mason_logger/mason_logger.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/android_sdk.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/android_studio.dart';
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class DoctorCommand extends ShorebirdCommand {
     final flutterVersion = await _tryGetFlutterVersion();
     final output = StringBuffer();
     final shorebirdFlutterPrefix = StringBuffer('Flutter');
+
     if (flutterVersion != null) {
       shorebirdFlutterPrefix.write(' $flutterVersion');
     }
@@ -57,6 +60,19 @@ Engine • revision ${shorebirdEnv.shorebirdEngineRevision}''',
 
     if (verbose) {
       final notDetected = red.wrap('not detected');
+      var javaVersion = notDetected;
+
+      final javaExe = java.executable;
+      if (javaExe != null) {
+        final result = java.version;
+        if (result != null) {
+          javaVersion = result
+              .split(Platform.lineTerminator)
+              // Adds empty space to the version will be padded with the
+              // JAVA_VERSION label.
+              .join('${Platform.lineTerminator}                  ');
+        }
+      }
       output.writeln('''
 
 Logs: ${shorebirdEnv.logsDirectory.path}
@@ -64,7 +80,9 @@ Android Toolchain
   • Android Studio: ${androidStudio.path ?? notDetected}
   • Android SDK: ${androidSdk.path ?? notDetected}
   • ADB: ${androidSdk.adbPath ?? notDetected}
-  • JAVA_HOME: ${java.home ?? notDetected}''');
+  • JAVA_HOME: ${java.home ?? notDetected}
+  • JAVA_EXECUTABLE: ${javaExe ?? notDetected}
+  • JAVA_VERSION: $javaVersion''');
     }
 
     logger.info(output.toString());
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/java.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/java.dart
index 64573959..dd00d8c5 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/java.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/java.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import 'dart:io' hide Platform;
 
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
+import 'package:mason_logger/mason_logger.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:scoped_deps/scoped_deps.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/android_studio.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/extensions/string.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/os/os.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/platform.dart';
+import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/shorebird_process.dart';
 
 /// A reference to a [Java] instance.
 final javaRef = create(Java.new);
@@ -50,6 +52,19 @@ class Java {
     return null;
   }
 
+  /// Returns the version of the user's Java installation, if one is found.
+  String? get version {
+    final javaExe = executable;
+    if (javaExe == null) return null;
+    final javaVersionProcessResult = process.runSync(javaExe, ['-version']);
+    if (javaVersionProcessResult.exitCode == ExitCode.success.code) {
+      // The version string is printed to stderr for some reason.
+      return javaVersionProcessResult.stderr.toString();
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /// Returns the path to the java executable relative to the Java home dir.
   String get _javaExecutablePath =>
       p.join('bin', platform.isWindows ? 'java.exe' : 'java');
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/doctor_command_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/doctor_command_test.dart
index 51c6baf7..8ab8c988 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/doctor_command_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/doctor_command_test.dart
@@ -123,10 +123,13 @@ Engine • revision $shorebirdEngineRevision
         await runWithOverrides(command.run);
 
         final notDetectedText = red.wrap('not detected');
-        verify(
-          () => logger.info('''
+        final msg =
+            verify(() => logger.info(captureAny())).captured.first as String;
 
-Shorebird v$packageVersion • git@github.com:shorebirdtech/shorebird.git
+        expect(
+          msg,
+          equals('''
+Shorebird $packageVersion • git@github.com:shorebirdtech/shorebird.git
 Flutter • revision ${shorebirdEnv.flutterRevision}
 Engine • revision $shorebirdEngineRevision
 
@@ -135,8 +138,11 @@ Android Toolchain
   • Android Studio: $notDetectedText
   • Android SDK: $notDetectedText
   • ADB: $notDetectedText
-  • JAVA_HOME: $notDetectedText'''),
-        ).called(1);
+  • JAVA_HOME: $notDetectedText
+  • JAVA_EXECUTABLE: $notDetectedText
+  • JAVA_VERSION: $notDetectedText
+'''),
+        );
       });
 
       test('prints additional information (detected)', () async {
@@ -145,21 +151,44 @@ Android Toolchain
         when(() => androidSdk.path).thenReturn('test-sdk-path');
         when(() => androidSdk.adbPath).thenReturn('test-adb-path');
         when(() => java.home).thenReturn('test-java-home');
+        when(() => java.executable).thenReturn('test-java-executable');
+
+        when(() => java.version).thenReturn(
+          '''
+openjdk version "17.0.9" 2023-10-17
+OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.9+0-17.0.9b1087.7-11185874)
+OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.9+0-17.0.9b1087.7-11185874, mixed mode)'''
+              .replaceAll('\n', Platform.lineTerminator),
+        );
         await runWithOverrides(command.run);
 
-        verify(
-          () => logger.info('''
+        final msg =
+            verify(() => logger.info(captureAny())).captured.first as String;
 
-Shorebird v$packageVersion • git@github.com:shorebirdtech/shorebird.git
+        expect(
+          msg.replaceAll(
+            Platform.lineTerminator,
+            '\n',
+          ),
+          equals(
+            '''
+Shorebird $packageVersion • git@github.com:shorebirdtech/shorebird.git
 Flutter • revision ${shorebirdEnv.flutterRevision}
 Engine • revision $shorebirdEngineRevision
 
+Logs: ${logsDirectory.path}
 Android Toolchain
   • Android Studio: test-studio-path
   • Android SDK: test-sdk-path
   • ADB: test-adb-path
-  • JAVA_HOME: test-java-home'''),
-        ).called(1);
+  • JAVA_HOME: test-java-home
+  • JAVA_EXECUTABLE: test-java-executable
+  • JAVA_VERSION: openjdk version "17.0.9" 2023-10-17
+                  OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.9+0-17.0.9b1087.7-11185874)
+                  OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.9+0-17.0.9b1087.7-11185874, mixed mode)
+''',
+          ),
+        );
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/java_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/java_test.dart
index 29ed3a85..31113e5f 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/java_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/java_test.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/android_studio.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/executables/executables.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/os/os.dart';
 import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/platform.dart';
+import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/shorebird_process.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import '../mocks.dart';
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ void main() {
     late AndroidStudio androidStudio;
     late OperatingSystemInterface osInterface;
     late Platform platform;
+    late ShorebirdProcess shorebirdProcess;
     late Java java;
 
     R runWithOverrides<R>(R Function() body) {
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ void main() {
         values: {
           androidStudioRef.overrideWith(() => androidStudio),
           osInterfaceRef.overrideWith(() => osInterface),
+          processRef.overrideWith(() => shorebirdProcess),
           platformRef.overrideWith(() => platform),
         },
       );
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ void main() {
       androidStudio = MockAndroidStudio();
       osInterface = MockOperatingSystemInterface();
       platform = MockPlatform();
+      shorebirdProcess = MockShorebirdProcess();
       java = Java();
 
       when(() => platform.environment).thenReturn({});
@@ -50,6 +54,52 @@ void main() {
       when(() => osInterface.which(any())).thenReturn(null);
     });
 
+    group('version', () {
+      setUp(() {
+        const javaHome = '/path/to/jdk';
+        when(() => platform.isWindows).thenReturn(false);
+        when(() => platform.environment).thenReturn({'JAVA_HOME': javaHome});
+
+        final processResult = MockShorebirdProcessResult();
+        when(() => shorebirdProcess.runSync(any(), any())).thenReturn(
+          processResult,
+        );
+        when(() => processResult.exitCode).thenReturn(0);
+        when(() => processResult.stderr).thenReturn('java version "11.0.1"');
+      });
+
+      test('calls java -version and return the stderr', () {
+        expect(
+          runWithOverrides(() => java.version),
+          equals('java version "11.0.1"'),
+        );
+      });
+
+      group('when the command fails', () {
+        setUp(() {
+          final processResult = MockShorebirdProcessResult();
+          when(() => shorebirdProcess.runSync(any(), any())).thenReturn(
+            processResult,
+          );
+          when(() => processResult.exitCode).thenReturn(1);
+        });
+
+        test('returns null', () {
+          expect(runWithOverrides(() => java.version), isNull);
+        });
+      });
+
+      group('when no jdk is found', () {
+        setUp(() {
+          when(() => platform.environment).thenReturn({});
+        });
+
+        test('returns null', () {
+          expect(runWithOverrides(() => java.version), isNull);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     group('executable', () {
       group(
         'when on Windows',