diff --git a/board/nm/nmhw21/board.c b/board/nm/nmhw21/board.c
index 5a2f1e5694..f90b03f8ea 100644
--- a/board/nm/nmhw21/board.c
+++ b/board/nm/nmhw21/board.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <libfdt.h>
 #include <miiphy.h>
+#include <version.h>
 
 #include "../common/bdparser.h"
 #include "../common/board_descriptor.h"
@@ -1200,6 +1201,17 @@ int board_fit_config_name_match(const char *name)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP) && !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 
+static void ft_bootloader_version(void *blob)
+{
+	int node_offset;
+	static const char version_string[] = U_BOOT_VERSION_STRING;
+
+	node_offset = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/");
+	if (node_offset != -1) {
+		fdt_setprop_string(blob, node_offset, "nm,bootloader,version", version_string);
+	}
+}
+
 static void ft_hw_info(void *blob)
 {
 	int node_offset;
@@ -1335,6 +1347,7 @@ static void ft_eth(void *blob)
 
 int ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
+	ft_bootloader_version(blob);
 	ft_hw_info(blob);
         ft_user_interface(blob);
 	ft_user_module(blob);