diff --git a/test/others/rpc/version.py b/test/others/rpc/version.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python2
+
+import socket
+import sys
+import rpc_pb2 as rpc
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+
+print('Connecting to CRIU in swrk mode to check the version:')
+
+css = socket.socketpair(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_SEQPACKET)
+swrk = subprocess.Popen(['./criu', "swrk", "%d" % css[0].fileno()])
+css[0].close()
+
+s = css[1]
+
+# Create criu msg, set it's type to dump request
+# and set dump options. Checkout more options in protobuf/rpc.proto
+req = rpc.criu_req()
+req.type = rpc.VERSION
+
+# Send request
+s.send(req.SerializeToString())
+
+# Recv response
+resp = rpc.criu_resp()
+MAX_MSG_SIZE = 1024
+resp.ParseFromString(s.recv(MAX_MSG_SIZE))
+
+if resp.type != rpc.VERSION:
+	print('RPC: Unexpected msg type')
+	sys.exit(-1)
+else:
+	if resp.success:
+		print('RPC: Success')
+		print('CRIU major %d' % resp.version.major)
+		print('CRIU minor %d' % resp.version.minor)
+		if resp.version.HasField('gitid'):
+			print('CRIU gitid %s' % resp.version.gitid)
+		if resp.version.HasField('sublevel'):
+			print('CRIU sublevel %s' % resp.version.sublevel)
+		if resp.version.HasField('extra'):
+			print('CRIU extra %s' % resp.version.extra)
+		if resp.version.HasField('name'):
+			print('CRIU name %s' % resp.version.name)
+	else:
+		print 'Fail'
+		sys.exit(-1)