diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index e9d1e6b2..e9935dcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -103,3 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run API tests
         run: |
           ${{ env.TEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}/umd/api/api_tests
+
+      - name: Run MISC tests
+        run: |
+          ${{ env.TEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}/umd/misc/umd_misc_tests
diff --git a/common/semver.hpp b/common/semver.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76e181c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/semver.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2024 Tenstorrent Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "fmt/format.h"
+
+namespace tt::umd {
+
+/**
+ * Based on Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 (https://semver.org/) but more permissive.
+ * TT-KMD reports version strings that are technically not semver compliant.
+ */
+
+class semver_t {
+public:
+    const uint64_t major;
+    const uint64_t minor;
+    const uint64_t patch;
+
+    semver_t(uint64_t major, uint64_t minor, uint64_t patch) : major(major), minor(minor), patch(patch) {}
+
+    semver_t(const std::string& version_str) : semver_t(parse(version_str)) {}
+
+    bool operator<(const semver_t& other) const {
+        return std::tie(major, minor, patch) < std::tie(other.major, other.minor, other.patch);
+    }
+
+    bool operator>(const semver_t& other) const { return other < *this; }
+
+    bool operator==(const semver_t& other) const {
+        return std::tie(major, minor, patch) == std::tie(other.major, other.minor, other.patch);
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=(const semver_t& other) const { return !(*this == other); }
+
+    bool operator<=(const semver_t& other) const { return !(other < *this); }
+
+    bool operator>=(const semver_t& other) const { return !(*this < other); }
+
+    std::string to_string() const { return fmt::format("{}.{}.{}", major, minor, patch); }
+
+private:
+    static semver_t parse(const std::string& version_str) {
+        std::istringstream iss(version_str);
+        std::string token;
+        uint64_t major = 0;
+        uint64_t minor = 0;
+        uint64_t patch = 0;
+
+        if (std::getline(iss, token, '.')) {
+            major = std::stoull(token);
+
+            if (std::getline(iss, token, '.')) {
+                minor = std::stoull(token);
+
+                if (std::getline(iss, token, '.')) {
+                    patch = std::stoull(token);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return semver_t(major, minor, patch);
+    }
+};
+
+}  // namespace tt::umd
diff --git a/device/pcie/pci_device.cpp b/device/pcie/pci_device.cpp
index 23528e5a..d0427b3f 100644
--- a/device/pcie/pci_device.cpp
+++ b/device/pcie/pci_device.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ PCIDevice::PCIDevice(int pci_device_number, int logical_device_id) :
     numa_node(read_sysfs<int>(info, "numa_node")),
     revision(read_sysfs<int>(info, "revision")),
     arch(detect_arch(info.device_id, revision)),
-    architecture_implementation(tt::umd::architecture_implementation::create(arch)) {
+    architecture_implementation(tt::umd::architecture_implementation::create(arch)),
+    kmd_version(read_kmd_version()) {
+    log_info(LogSiliconDriver, "Opened PCI device {}; KMD version: {}", pci_device_num, kmd_version.to_string());
+
     struct {
         tenstorrent_query_mappings query_mappings;
         tenstorrent_mapping mapping_array[8];
@@ -809,3 +812,18 @@ void PCIDevice::print_file_contents(std::string filename, std::string hint) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+semver_t PCIDevice::read_kmd_version() {
+    static const std::string path = "/sys/module/tenstorrent/version";
+    std::ifstream file(path);
+
+    if (!file.is_open()) {
+        log_warning(LogSiliconDriver, "Failed to open file: {}", path);
+        return {0, 0, 0};
+    }
+
+    std::string version_str;
+    std::getline(file, version_str);
+
+    return semver_t(version_str);
+}
diff --git a/device/pcie/pci_device.hpp b/device/pcie/pci_device.hpp
index 455091bb..62ffb4c2 100644
--- a/device/pcie/pci_device.hpp
+++ b/device/pcie/pci_device.hpp
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "common/semver.hpp"
 #include "device/tlb.h"
 #include "device/tt_arch_types.h"
 #include "device/tt_cluster_descriptor_types.h"
 #include "device/tt_xy_pair.h"
+#include "fmt/format.h"
 
 // TODO: this is used up in cluster.cpp but that logic ought to be
 // lowered into the PCIDevice class since it is specific to PCIe cards.
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ constexpr unsigned int c_hang_read_value = 0xffffffffu;
 
 namespace tt::umd {
 class architecture_implementation;
-}
+struct semver_t;
+}  // namespace tt::umd
 
 struct dynamic_tlb {
     uint64_t bar_offset;      // Offset that address is mapped to, within the PCI BAR.
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ struct PciDeviceInfo {
     // onto this struct as methods?  e.g. current_link_width etc.
 };
 
+// Do we want to put everything into this file into tt::umd namespace?
+using tt::umd::semver_t;
+
 class PCIDevice {
     const std::string device_path;   // Path to character device: /dev/tenstorrent/N
     const int pci_device_num;        // N in /dev/tenstorrent/N
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ class PCIDevice {
     const int numa_node;             // -1 if non-NUMA
     const int revision;              // PCI revision value from sysfs
     const tt::ARCH arch;             // e.g. Grayskull, Wormhole, Blackhole
+    const semver_t kmd_version;      // KMD version
     std::unique_ptr<tt::umd::architecture_implementation> architecture_implementation;
 
 public:
@@ -230,5 +237,7 @@ class PCIDevice {
     // For debug purposes when various stages fails.
     void print_file_contents(std::string filename, std::string hint = "");
 
+    semver_t read_kmd_version();
+
     std::vector<hugepage_mapping> hugepage_mapping_per_channel;
 };
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b24e19ea..5a6e1ee0 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/microbenchmark)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/api)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pcie)
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/misc)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/simulation)
 if($ENV{ARCH_NAME} STREQUAL "wormhole_b0")
     add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/wormhole)
@@ -82,4 +83,5 @@ add_custom_target(
         simulation_tests
         test_pcie_device
         api_tests
+        umd_misc_tests
 )
diff --git a/tests/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/misc/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbde42df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+set(UMD_MISC_TESTS_SRCS test_semver.cpp)
+
+add_executable(umd_misc_tests ${UMD_MISC_TESTS_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(umd_misc_tests PRIVATE test_common)
+set_target_properties(
+    umd_misc_tests
+    PROPERTIES
+        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
+            ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test/umd/misc
+        OUTPUT_NAME
+            umd_misc_tests
+)
diff --git a/tests/misc/test_semver.cpp b/tests/misc/test_semver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d1a179a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/test_semver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2024 Tenstorrent Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <map>
+
+#include "common/semver.hpp"
+
+using tt::umd::semver_t;
+
+TEST(Semver, Valid) {
+    const std::map<std::string, semver_t> valid_test_cases = {
+        {"1.29", semver_t(1, 29, 0)},      // technically invalid, but seen from TT-KMD
+        {"1.28-bh2", semver_t(1, 28, 0)},  // technically invalid, but seen from TT-KMD
+        {"0.0.4", semver_t(0, 0, 4)},
+        {"1.2.3", semver_t(1, 2, 3)},
+        {"10.20.30", semver_t(10, 20, 30)},
+        {"1.1.2-prerelease+meta", semver_t(1, 1, 2)},
+        {"1.1.2+meta", semver_t(1, 1, 2)},
+        {"1.1.2+meta-valid", semver_t(1, 1, 2)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-beta", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha.beta", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha.beta.1", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha.1", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha0.valid", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha.0valid", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha-a.b-c-somethinglong+build.1-aef.1-its-okay", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-rc.1+build.1", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"2.0.0-rc.1+build.123", semver_t(2, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.2.3-beta", semver_t(1, 2, 3)},
+        {"10.2.3-DEV-SNAPSHOT", semver_t(10, 2, 3)},
+        {"1.2.3-SNAPSHOT-123", semver_t(1, 2, 3)},
+        {"1.0.0", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"2.0.0", semver_t(2, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.1.7", semver_t(1, 1, 7)},
+        {"2.0.0+build.1848", semver_t(2, 0, 0)},
+        {"2.0.1-alpha.1227", semver_t(2, 0, 1)},
+        {"1.0.0-alpha+beta", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.2.3----RC-SNAPSHOT.12.9.1--.12+788", semver_t(1, 2, 3)},
+        {"1.2.3----R-S.12.9.1--.12+meta", semver_t(1, 2, 3)},
+        {"1.2.3----RC-SNAPSHOT.12.9.1--.12", semver_t(1, 2, 3)},
+        {"1.0.0+0.build.1-rc.10000aaa-kk-0.1", semver_t(1, 0, 0)},
+        {"1.0.0-0A.is.legal", semver_t(1, 0, 0)}};
+
+    for (const auto &[version_str, expected] : valid_test_cases) {
+        semver_t actual(version_str);
+        EXPECT_EQ(actual.major, expected.major);
+        EXPECT_EQ(actual.minor, expected.minor);
+        EXPECT_EQ(actual.patch, expected.patch);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(Semver, Invalid) {
+    std::vector<std::string> invalid_test_cases = {
+        "+invalid",
+        "-invalid",
+        "-invalid+invalid",
+        "-invalid.01",
+        "alpha",
+        "alpha.beta",
+        "alpha.beta.1",
+        "alpha.1",
+        "alpha+beta",
+        "alpha_beta",
+        "alpha.",
+        "alpha..",
+        "beta",
+        "-alpha.",
+        "+justmeta",
+    };
+
+    for (const auto &version_str : invalid_test_cases) {
+        EXPECT_THROW(semver_t{version_str}, std::exception) << "'" << version_str << "' should be invalid";
+    }
+}