diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_protos.yml b/.github/workflows/update_protos.yml
index 93618e711..e3cef39bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_protos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_protos.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package
         run: poetry install --all-extras
 
+      - name: Store API version
+        run: |
+          python3 etc/_update_version_metadata.py src/viam/version_metadata.py ${{ github.event.client_payload.tag }}
+          echo "Updated API version to ${{ github.event.client_payload.tag }} in src/viam/version_metadata.py"
+
       - name: Generate buf
         run: make buf
         env:
diff --git a/etc/_update_version_metadata.py b/etc/_update_version_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d64e237e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/_update_version_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def update_version(file_path: str, new_version: str):
+    with open(file_path, "r") as file:
+        data = file.read()
+
+    data = re.sub(r'(API_VERSION\s*=\s*)"[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"', f'\\1"{new_version}"', data)
+
+    with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
+        file.write(data)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python3 etc/update_version.py <file_path> <new_version>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    update_version(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
diff --git a/src/viam/rpc/dial.py b/src/viam/rpc/dial.py
index e0f3b1e8f..5e0422d57 100644
--- a/src/viam/rpc/dial.py
+++ b/src/viam/rpc/dial.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from grpclib.client import Channel, Stream
 from grpclib.const import Cardinality
+from grpclib.events import SendRequest, listen
 from grpclib.metadata import Deadline, _MetadataLike
 from grpclib.protocol import H2Protocol
 from grpclib.stream import _RecvType, _SendType
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 from viam.proto.rpc.auth import AuthenticateRequest, AuthServiceStub
 from viam.proto.rpc.auth import Credentials as PBCredentials
 from viam.utils import to_thread
+from viam.version_metadata import API_VERSION, SDK_VERSION
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -277,15 +279,20 @@ def free_str(self, ptr: ctypes.c_void_p):
 
 
 async def dial(address: str, options: Optional[DialOptions] = None) -> ViamChannel:
+    async def send_request(event: SendRequest):
+        event.metadata["viam-client"] = f"python;{SDK_VERSION};{API_VERSION}"
+
     opts = options if options else DialOptions()
     if opts.disable_webrtc:
         channel = await _dial_direct(address, options)
+        listen(channel, SendRequest, send_request)
         return ViamChannel(channel, lambda: None)
     runtime = _Runtime()
     path, path_ptr = await runtime.dial(address, opts)
     if path:
         LOGGER.info(f"Connecting to socket: {path}")
         chan = Channel(path=path, ssl=None)
+        listen(chan, SendRequest, send_request)
 
         def release():
             runtime.free_str(path_ptr)
diff --git a/src/viam/version_metadata.py b/src/viam/version_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d71c7aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/viam/version_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import viam
+
+API_VERSION = "0.1.327"
+SDK_VERSION = viam.__version__