diff --git a/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java b/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java
index e04d7a7c..cee8d2c8 100644
--- a/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java
+++ b/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ public class MDStoreController extends AbstractDnetController {
 		return StatusResponse.ABORTED;
 	}
 
+	@ApiOperation("Return an existing mdstore version")
+	@GetMapping("/version/{versionId}")
+	public MDStoreVersion getVersion(@ApiParam("the id of the version that has to be deleted") @PathVariable final String versionId)
+		throws MDStoreManagerException {
+		return databaseUtils.findVersion(versionId);
+	}
+
 	@ApiOperation("Delete a mdstore version")
 	@DeleteMapping("/version/{versionId}")
 	public StatusResponse deleteVersion(@ApiParam("the id of the version that has to be deleted") @PathVariable final String versionId,
diff --git a/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/utils/DatabaseUtils.java b/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/utils/DatabaseUtils.java
index 0a028111..0da13730 100644
--- a/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/utils/DatabaseUtils.java
+++ b/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/utils/DatabaseUtils.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 		return mdstoreWithInfoRepository.findById(mdId).orElseThrow(() -> new MDStoreManagerException("Missing mdstore: " + mdId));
 	}
 
+	public MDStoreVersion findVersion(final String versionId) throws MDStoreManagerException {
+		return mdstoreVersionRepository.findById(versionId).orElseThrow(() -> new MDStoreManagerException("Missing mdstore version: " + versionId));
+	}
+
 	@Transactional
 	public String createMDStore(final String format,
 		final String layout,