diff --git a/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py b/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py
index 4370eb12..a706c166 100644
--- a/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py
+++ b/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
 # Increment this PATCH version before using `charmcraft publish-lib` or reset
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
-LIBPATCH = 13
+LIBPATCH = 14
 
 PYDEPS = ["opentelemetry-api"]
 
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class _SnapDict(TypedDict, total=True):
     name: str
     channel: str
     revision: str
+    version: str
     confinement: str
     apps: NotRequired[list[dict[str, JSONType]] | None]
 
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ class Snap:
       - channel: "stable", "candidate", "beta", and "edge" are common
       - revision: a string representing the snap's revision
       - confinement: "classic", "strict", or "devmode"
+      - version: a string representing the snap's version, if set by the snap author
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -320,6 +322,8 @@ def __init__(
         confinement: str,
         apps: list[dict[str, JSONType]] | None = None,
         cohort: str | None = None,
+        *,
+        version: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._name = name
         self._state = state
@@ -328,6 +332,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._confinement = confinement
         self._cohort = cohort or ""
         self._apps = apps or []
+        self._version = version
         self._snap_client = SnapClient()
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
@@ -783,6 +788,11 @@ def held(self) -> bool:
         info = self._snap("info")
         return "hold:" in info
 
+    @property
+    def version(self) -> str | None:
+        """Returns the version for a snap."""
+        return self._version
+
 
 class _UnixSocketConnection(http.client.HTTPConnection):
     """Implementation of HTTPConnection that connects to a named Unix socket."""
@@ -1048,6 +1058,7 @@ def _load_installed_snaps(self) -> None:
                 revision=i["revision"],
                 confinement=i["confinement"],
                 apps=i.get("apps"),
+                version=i.get("version"),
             )
             self._snap_map[snap.name] = snap
 
@@ -1067,6 +1078,7 @@ def _load_info(self, name: str) -> Snap:
             revision=info["revision"],
             confinement=info["confinement"],
             apps=None,
+            version=info.get("version"),
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_snap.py b/tests/integration/test_snap.py
index 787b7fa6..2ad73f2e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_snap.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_snap.py
@@ -204,12 +204,14 @@ def test_snap_ensure_revision():
         ["snap", "info", "juju"], capture_output=True, encoding="utf-8"
     ).stdout.split("\n")
 
+    edge_version = None
     edge_revision = None
     for line in snap_info_juju:
-        match = re.search(r"3/stable.*\((\d+)\)", line)
+        match = re.search(r"3/stable:\s+([^\s]+).+\((\d+)\)", line)
 
         if match:
-            edge_revision = match.group(1)
+            edge_version = match.group(1)
+            edge_revision = match.group(2)
             break
     assert edge_revision is not None
 
@@ -226,10 +228,13 @@ def test_snap_ensure_revision():
     assert "installed" in snap_info_juju
     for line in snap_info_juju.split("\n"):
         if "installed" in line:
-            match = re.search(r"installed.*\((\d+)\)", line)
+            match = re.search(r"installed:\s+([^\s]+).+\((\d+)\)", line)
 
             assert match is not None
-            assert match.group(1) == edge_revision
+            assert match.group(1) == edge_version
+            assert match.group(2) == edge_revision
+
+    assert juju.version == edge_version
 
 
 def test_snap_start():
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_snap.py b/tests/unit/test_snap.py
index 88e3fe12..a98c93f4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_snap.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_snap.py
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ def test_can_lazy_load_snap_info(self, mock_exists, m):
         self.assertEqual(result.channel, "stable")
         self.assertEqual(result.confinement, "strict")
         self.assertEqual(result.revision, "233")
+        self.assertEqual(result.version, "7.78.0")
 
     @patch("os.path.isfile")
     def test_can_load_installed_snap_info(self, mock_exists):
@@ -326,10 +327,15 @@ def test_raises_error_if_snap_not_running(self, mock_exists):
         self.assertIn("snapd is not running", ctx.exception.message)
 
     def test_can_compare_snap_equality(self):
-        foo1 = snap.Snap("foo", snap.SnapState.Present, "stable", "1", "classic")
+        foo1 = snap.Snap("foo", snap.SnapState.Present, "stable", "1", "classic", version="v42")
         foo2 = snap.Snap("foo", snap.SnapState.Present, "stable", "1", "classic")
         self.assertEqual(foo1, foo2)
 
+    def test_can_compare_snap_inequality(self):
+        foo1 = snap.Snap("foo", snap.SnapState.Present, "stable", "1", "classic", version="v42")
+        foo2 = snap.Snap("foo", snap.SnapState.Present, "stable", "2", "classic", version="v42")
+        self.assertNotEqual(foo1, foo2)
+
     def test_snap_magic_methods(self):
         foo = snap.Snap("foo", snap.SnapState.Present, "stable", "1", "classic")
         self.assertEqual(hash(foo), hash((foo._name, foo._revision)))