Version - Transact SQL Metadata functions
Applies to: 
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Returns the version of Azure Synapse Analytics or Analytics Platform System (PDW) running on the appliance.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
-- Azure Synapse Analytics and Parallel Data Warehouse
VERSION ( )
Arguments
General Remarks
A table name must be specified in a FROM clause for this function to return results. A result row will be returned for each row in the result set for the query; use TOP (Transact-SQL) to limit the number of returned rows.
Examples
The following example returns the version number.
SELECT VERSION();