diff --git a/pkg/version.go b/pkg/version.go
index a1c83165..c72722dd 100644
--- a/pkg/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version.go
@@ -82,3 +82,35 @@ func IsSupportedVersion(v *Version) error {
 		v.GetMinor(),
 	)
 }
+
+// Marshal marshals Version into a protobuf binary form.
+//
+// Buffer is allocated when the argument is empty.
+// Otherwise, the first buffer is used.
+func (v *Version) Marshal(b ...[]byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf []byte
+	if len(b) > 0 {
+		buf = b[0]
+	}
+
+	return (*refs.Version)(v).
+		StableMarshal(buf)
+}
+
+// Unmarshal unmarshals protobuf binary representation of Version.
+func (v *Version) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	return (*refs.Version)(v).
+		Unmarshal(data)
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON encodes Version to protobuf JSON format.
+func (v *Version) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return (*refs.Version)(v).
+		MarshalJSON()
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON decodes Version from protobuf JSON format.
+func (v *Version) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return (*refs.Version)(v).
+		UnmarshalJSON(data)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/version_test.go b/pkg/version_test.go
index a5cc7fa3..ce8b8838 100644
--- a/pkg/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/version_test.go
@@ -62,3 +62,29 @@ func TestIsSupportedVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Error(t, IsSupportedVersion(v))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVersionEncoding(t *testing.T) {
+	v := NewVersion()
+	v.SetMajor(1)
+	v.SetMinor(2)
+
+	t.Run("binary", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data, err := v.Marshal()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		v2 := NewVersion()
+		require.NoError(t, v2.Unmarshal(data))
+
+		require.Equal(t, v, v2)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("json", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data, err := v.MarshalJSON()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		v2 := NewVersion()
+		require.NoError(t, v2.UnmarshalJSON(data))
+
+		require.Equal(t, v, v2)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/json.go b/v2/refs/json.go
index e552ae1e..3fe253ea 100644
--- a/v2/refs/json.go
+++ b/v2/refs/json.go
@@ -84,3 +84,23 @@ func (o *OwnerID) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (v *Version) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.MarshalOptions{
+		EmitUnpopulated: true,
+	}.Marshal(
+		VersionToGRPCMessage(v),
+	)
+}
+
+func (v *Version) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	msg := new(refs.Version)
+
+	if err := protojson.Unmarshal(data, msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*v = *VersionFromGRPCMessage(msg)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/json_test.go b/v2/refs/json_test.go
index c5684e91..ae41e9fe 100644
--- a/v2/refs/json_test.go
+++ b/v2/refs/json_test.go
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ func TestOwnerIDJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, o, o2)
 }
+
+func TestVersionSON(t *testing.T) {
+	v := generateVersion(1, 2)
+
+	data, err := v.MarshalJSON()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	v2 := new(refs.Version)
+	require.NoError(t, v2.UnmarshalJSON(data))
+
+	require.Equal(t, v, v2)
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/marshal.go b/v2/refs/marshal.go
index 0a2484a8..353729ca 100644
--- a/v2/refs/marshal.go
+++ b/v2/refs/marshal.go
@@ -305,3 +305,14 @@ func (v *Version) StableSize() (size int) {
 
 	return size
 }
+
+func (v *Version) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	m := new(refs.Version)
+	if err := goproto.Unmarshal(data, m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*v = *VersionFromGRPCMessage(m)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/refs/marshal_test.go b/v2/refs/marshal_test.go
index 4c12ea2b..f92e3612 100644
--- a/v2/refs/marshal_test.go
+++ b/v2/refs/marshal_test.go
@@ -111,16 +111,14 @@ func TestSignature_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVersion_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	versionFrom := generateVersion(2, 0)
-	transport := new(grpc.Version)
 
 	t.Run("non empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		wire, err := versionFrom.StableMarshal(nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err = goproto.Unmarshal(wire, transport)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		versionTo := new(refs.Version)
+		require.NoError(t, versionTo.Unmarshal(wire))
 
-		versionTo := refs.VersionFromGRPCMessage(transport)
 		require.Equal(t, versionFrom, versionTo)
 	})
 }