diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 1ba3e70..71e7e0b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 * **[Philipp Born](https://github.com/tamcore)**
   * Helm Chart
 * **[Ryan Russell](https://github.com/ryanrussell)**
-  * Docs & Code Readability
\ No newline at end of file
+  * Docs & Code Readability
+* **[Ali-Akber Saifee](https://github.com/alisaifee)**
diff --git a/doc/api_status.md b/doc/api_status.md
index e29fb0a..e21979a 100644
--- a/doc/api_status.md
+++ b/doc/api_status.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ with respect to Memcached and Redis APIs.
   - [X] EXEC
   - [X] FLUSHALL
   - [X] FLUSHDB
+  - [X] HELLO
   - [X] INFO
   - [X] MULTI
   - [X] SHUTDOWN
diff --git a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc
index e684974..d426ef3 100644
--- a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc
+++ b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.cc
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ string Connection::GetClientInfo() const {
   return res;
 }
 
+uint32 Connection::GetClientId() const {
+  return id_;
+}
+
 io::Result<bool> Connection::CheckForHttpProto(FiberSocketBase* peer) {
   size_t last_len = 0;
   do {
diff --git a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h
index dbee2a4..67d29dd 100644
--- a/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h
+++ b/src/facade/dragonfly_connection.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Connection : public util::Connection {
   }
 
   std::string GetClientInfo() const;
+  uint32 GetClientId() const;
 
  protected:
   void OnShutdown() override;
diff --git a/src/server/dragonfly_test.cc b/src/server/dragonfly_test.cc
index c3b90ee..7d7334a 100644
--- a/src/server/dragonfly_test.cc
+++ b/src/server/dragonfly_test.cc
@@ -294,6 +294,20 @@ TEST_F(DflyEngineTest, EvalResp) {
   EXPECT_THAT(resp.GetVec(), ElementsAre(IntArg(5), "foo", "17.5"));
 }
 
+TEST_F(DflyEngineTest, Hello) {
+  auto resp_no_param = Run({"hello"});
+  ASSERT_THAT(resp_no_param, ArrLen(12));
+
+  auto resp = Run({"hello", "2"});
+  ASSERT_THAT(resp, ArrLen(12));
+  EXPECT_THAT(resp.GetVec(),
+              ElementsAre("server", "redis", "version", "df-dev", "proto",
+                          IntArg(2), "id", ArgType(RespExpr::INT64), "mode",
+                          "standalone", "role", "master"));
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(Run({"hello", "3"}), ErrArg("ERR NOPROTO unsupported protocol"));
+}
+
 TEST_F(DflyEngineTest, EvalSha) {
   auto resp = Run({"script", "load", "return 5"});
   EXPECT_THAT(resp, ArgType(RespExpr::STRING));
diff --git a/src/server/server_family.cc b/src/server/server_family.cc
index 2be50f1..3eea82d 100644
--- a/src/server/server_family.cc
+++ b/src/server/server_family.cc
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ void ServerFamily::Info(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
   if (should_enter("SERVER")) {
     ADD_HEADER("# Server");
 
-    append("redis_version", StrCat("df-", kGitTag));
+    append("redis_version", GetVersion());
     append("redis_mode", "standalone");
     append("arch_bits", 64);
     append("multiplexing_api", "iouring");
@@ -950,7 +950,29 @@ void ServerFamily::Info(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
 }
 
 void ServerFamily::Hello(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
-  return (*cntx)->SendOk();
+  if (args.size() > 1) {
+    string_view proto_version = ArgS(args, 1);
+
+    if (proto_version != "2") {
+      (*cntx)->SendError("NOPROTO unsupported protocol version");
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  (*cntx)->StartArray(12);
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("server");
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("redis");
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("version");
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString(GetVersion());
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("proto");
+  (*cntx)->SendLong(2);
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("id");
+  (*cntx)->SendLong(cntx->owner()->GetClientId());
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("mode");
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("standalone");
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString("role");
+  (*cntx)->SendBulkString((*ServerState::tlocal()).is_master ? "master" : "slave");
+
 }
 
 void ServerFamily::ReplicaOf(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
diff --git a/src/server/version.cc.in b/src/server/version.cc.in
index d090924..37753b2 100644
--- a/src/server/version.cc.in
+++ b/src/server/version.cc.in
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ const char kGitSha[] = "@GIT_SHA1@";
 const char kGitClean[] = "@GIT_CLEAN_DIRTY@";
 const char kBuildTime[] = "@PRJ_BUILD_TIME@";
 
+const char* GetVersion() { return "df-@GIT_VER@"; }
+
 }  // namespace dfly
diff --git a/src/server/version.h b/src/server/version.h
index 38bbf1a..5ea3a58 100644
--- a/src/server/version.h
+++ b/src/server/version.h
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ extern const char kGitSha[];
 extern const char kGitClean[];
 extern const char kBuildTime[];
 
+const char* GetVersion();
+
 }  // namespace dfly