diff --git a/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client.go b/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client.go
index 80142d54d4c..a31a5a075a9 100644
--- a/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client.go
+++ b/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client.go
@@ -226,6 +226,16 @@ func (o *ClientOptions) IsServerlessMode() bool {
 	return o.ClusterID == "" && o.ConnectionName != ""
 }
 
+// submittedEnvironmentVersion returns the serverless environment version the server job is
+// submitted with, or 0 when it sets none: dedicated clusters have no environment, and a custom
+// base environment carries its own version.
+func (o *ClientOptions) submittedEnvironmentVersion() int {
+	if !o.IsServerlessMode() || o.BaseEnvironment != "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return max(o.EnvironmentVersion, minEnvironmentVersion)
+}
+
 // SessionIdentifier returns the unique identifier for the session.
 // For dedicated clusters, this is the cluster ID. For serverless, this is the connection name.
 func (o *ClientOptions) SessionIdentifier() string {
@@ -842,7 +852,7 @@ func buildSSHServerSubmitRun(version, secretScopeName, jobNotebookPath, baseEnvi
 		if baseEnvironment != "" {
 			spec.BaseEnvironment = baseEnvironment
 		} else {
-			spec.EnvironmentVersion = strconv.Itoa(max(opts.EnvironmentVersion, minEnvironmentVersion))
+			spec.EnvironmentVersion = strconv.Itoa(opts.submittedEnvironmentVersion())
 		}
 		submitRequest.Environments = []jobs.JobEnvironment{
 			{
@@ -1595,6 +1605,7 @@ func buildSshTunnelEvent(opts ClientOptions, outcome connectOutcome) *protos.Ssh
 		ServerStartTimeMs:  outcome.serverStartTimeMs,
 		IsSuccess:          outcome.isSuccess,
 		HasBaseEnvironment: opts.BaseEnvironment != "",
+		EnvironmentVersion: opts.submittedEnvironmentVersion(),
 		HasUsagePolicy:     opts.UsagePolicyID != "",
 		// The connect side can only report that the knob was asked for. Whether any detached
 		// process was there to keep is reported by the server, at teardown.
diff --git a/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client_internal_test.go b/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client_internal_test.go
index 1db7adbd88a..452a8162b26 100644
--- a/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client_internal_test.go
+++ b/experimental/ssh/internal/client/client_internal_test.go
@@ -483,27 +483,39 @@ func TestBuildSshTunnelEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "serverless with accelerator",
 			opts: ClientOptions{ConnectionName: "my-conn", Accelerator: "GPU_1xA10"},
 			want: protos.SshTunnelEvent{
-				ComputeType:     protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
-				AcceleratorType: "GPU_1xA10",
-				ClientMode:      protos.SshTunnelClientModeSSH,
+				ComputeType:        protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
+				AcceleratorType:    "GPU_1xA10",
+				ClientMode:         protos.SshTunnelClientModeSSH,
+				EnvironmentVersion: 4,
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "proxy mode takes precedence over IDE",
 			opts: ClientOptions{ConnectionName: "my-conn", ProxyMode: true, IDE: "vscode"},
 			want: protos.SshTunnelEvent{
-				ComputeType: protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
-				IdeType:     "vscode",
-				ClientMode:  protos.SshTunnelClientModeProxy,
+				ComputeType:        protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
+				IdeType:            "vscode",
+				ClientMode:         protos.SshTunnelClientModeProxy,
+				EnvironmentVersion: 4,
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "IDE mode",
 			opts: ClientOptions{ConnectionName: "my-conn", IDE: "cursor"},
 			want: protos.SshTunnelEvent{
-				ComputeType: protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
-				IdeType:     "cursor",
-				ClientMode:  protos.SshTunnelClientModeIDE,
+				ComputeType:        protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
+				IdeType:            "cursor",
+				ClientMode:         protos.SshTunnelClientModeIDE,
+				EnvironmentVersion: 4,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "explicit serverless environment version",
+			opts: ClientOptions{ConnectionName: "my-conn", EnvironmentVersion: 6},
+			want: protos.SshTunnelEvent{
+				ComputeType:        protos.SshTunnelComputeTypeServerless,
+				ClientMode:         protos.SshTunnelClientModeSSH,
+				EnvironmentVersion: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/libs/telemetry/protos/ssh_tunnel.go b/libs/telemetry/protos/ssh_tunnel.go
index 708a453ac63..e4f77f91056 100644
--- a/libs/telemetry/protos/ssh_tunnel.go
+++ b/libs/telemetry/protos/ssh_tunnel.go
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ type SshTunnelEvent struct {
 	// Whether the connection was successful.
 	IsSuccess bool `json:"is_success"`
 
+	// Serverless environment version the SSH server job is submitted with: the
+	// --environment-version value or the CLI default. Unset for dedicated clusters and
+	// for a custom base environment, which carries its own version.
+	EnvironmentVersion int `json:"environment_version,omitempty"`
+
 	// Whether a serverless usage policy was set via --usage-policy-id.
 	// Only the presence is recorded, not the policy ID itself.
 	HasUsagePolicy bool `json:"has_usage_policy"`