diff --git a/letta/cli/cli.py b/letta/cli/cli.py
index e7f811e9..d55d3b74 100644
--- a/letta/cli/cli.py
+++ b/letta/cli/cli.py
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ def delete_agent(
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def version():
+def version() -> str:
     import letta
 
-    print(letta.__version__)
     return letta.__version__