diff --git a/cli/src/utils/downloadProverBinary.ts b/cli/src/utils/downloadProverBinary.ts
index cf690ba01b..d8ed0c380c 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/downloadProverBinary.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/downloadProverBinary.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import https from "https";
 import http from "http";
 import { pipeline } from "stream/promises";
 
-const PROVER_VERSION = "1.0.4";
+const PROVER_VERSION = "2.0.0";
 const GITHUB_RELEASES_BASE_URL = `https://github.com/Lightprotocol/light-protocol/releases/download/light-prover-v${PROVER_VERSION}`;
 const MAX_REDIRECTS = 10;
 
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/processProverServer.ts b/cli/src/utils/processProverServer.ts
index fdb57b5ebb..3e91b30256 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/processProverServer.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/processProverServer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import {
   killProcess,
   killProcessByPort,
@@ -7,7 +8,10 @@ import {
   waitForServers,
 } from "./process";
 import { LIGHT_PROVER_PROCESS_NAME, BASE_PATH } from "./constants";
-import { downloadProverBinary } from "./downloadProverBinary";
+import {
+  downloadProverBinary,
+  getProverVersion as getExpectedProverVersion,
+} from "./downloadProverBinary";
 
 const KEYS_DIR = "proving-keys/";
 
@@ -17,17 +21,53 @@ export async function killProver() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Ensures the prover binary exists, downloading it if necessary
+ * Gets the version of the installed prover binary
+ * Returns null if the binary doesn't exist or version command fails
+ */
+function getInstalledProverVersion(): string | null {
+  const binaryPath = getProverPathByArch();
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(binaryPath)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const version = execSync(`"${binaryPath}" version`, {
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      timeout: 5000,
+    }).trim();
+    return version;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensures the prover binary exists with the correct version, downloading it if necessary
  */
 async function ensureProverBinary(): Promise<void> {
   const binaryPath = getProverPathByArch();
   const binaryName = getProverNameByArch();
+  const expectedVersion = getExpectedProverVersion();
 
-  if (fs.existsSync(binaryPath)) {
+  const installedVersion = getInstalledProverVersion();
+
+  if (installedVersion === expectedVersion) {
     return;
   }
 
-  console.log("Prover binary not found. Downloading...");
+  if (installedVersion) {
+    console.log(
+      `Prover binary version mismatch. Expected: ${expectedVersion}, Found: ${installedVersion}`,
+    );
+    console.log("Downloading correct version...");
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(binaryPath)) {
+    console.log(
+      "Prover binary found but version could not be determined. Downloading latest version...",
+    );
+  } else {
+    console.log("Prover binary not found. Downloading...");
+  }
 
   try {
     await downloadProverBinary(binaryPath, binaryName);
diff --git a/prover/server/Dockerfile.light b/prover/server/Dockerfile.light
index 40460407a0..d2d3560393 100644
--- a/prover/server/Dockerfile.light
+++ b/prover/server/Dockerfile.light
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.23-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/prover/server/main.go b/prover/server/main.go
index 77dd29fd26..b0eac6e726 100644
--- a/prover/server/main.go
+++ b/prover/server/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
+const Version = "2.0.0"
+
 func main() {
 	runCli()
 }
@@ -1057,6 +1059,14 @@ func runCli() {
 					return nil
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				Name:  "version",
+				Usage: "Print the prover version",
+				Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
+					fmt.Println(Version)
+					return nil
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}