diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index 3052ae2013..03ee3761a1 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -19179,12 +19179,12 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
             throw new Error("Client has already been disposed.");
           }
           const parsedUrl = new URL(requestUrl);
-          let info7 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedUrl, headers);
+          let info8 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedUrl, headers);
           const maxTries = this._allowRetries && RetryableHttpVerbs.includes(verb) ? this._maxRetries + 1 : 1;
           let numTries = 0;
           let response;
           do {
-            response = yield this.requestRaw(info7, data);
+            response = yield this.requestRaw(info8, data);
             if (response && response.message && response.message.statusCode === HttpCodes.Unauthorized) {
               let authenticationHandler;
               for (const handler2 of this.handlers) {
@@ -19194,7 +19194,7 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
                 }
               }
               if (authenticationHandler) {
-                return authenticationHandler.handleAuthentication(this, info7, data);
+                return authenticationHandler.handleAuthentication(this, info8, data);
               } else {
                 return response;
               }
@@ -19217,8 +19217,8 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
                   }
                 }
               }
-              info7 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers);
-              response = yield this.requestRaw(info7, data);
+              info8 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers);
+              response = yield this.requestRaw(info8, data);
               redirectsRemaining--;
             }
             if (!response.message.statusCode || !HttpResponseRetryCodes.includes(response.message.statusCode)) {
@@ -19247,7 +19247,7 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
        * @param info
        * @param data
        */
-      requestRaw(info7, data) {
+      requestRaw(info8, data) {
         return __awaiter2(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
           return new Promise((resolve13, reject) => {
             function callbackForResult(err, res) {
@@ -19259,7 +19259,7 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
                 resolve13(res);
               }
             }
-            this.requestRawWithCallback(info7, data, callbackForResult);
+            this.requestRawWithCallback(info8, data, callbackForResult);
           });
         });
       }
@@ -19269,12 +19269,12 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
        * @param data
        * @param onResult
        */
-      requestRawWithCallback(info7, data, onResult) {
+      requestRawWithCallback(info8, data, onResult) {
         if (typeof data === "string") {
-          if (!info7.options.headers) {
-            info7.options.headers = {};
+          if (!info8.options.headers) {
+            info8.options.headers = {};
           }
-          info7.options.headers["Content-Length"] = Buffer.byteLength(data, "utf8");
+          info8.options.headers["Content-Length"] = Buffer.byteLength(data, "utf8");
         }
         let callbackCalled = false;
         function handleResult(err, res) {
@@ -19283,7 +19283,7 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
             onResult(err, res);
           }
         }
-        const req = info7.httpModule.request(info7.options, (msg) => {
+        const req = info8.httpModule.request(info8.options, (msg) => {
           const res = new HttpClientResponse(msg);
           handleResult(void 0, res);
         });
@@ -19295,7 +19295,7 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
           if (socket) {
             socket.end();
           }
-          handleResult(new Error(`Request timeout: ${info7.options.path}`));
+          handleResult(new Error(`Request timeout: ${info8.options.path}`));
         });
         req.on("error", function(err) {
           handleResult(err);
@@ -19331,27 +19331,27 @@ var require_lib = __commonJS({
         return this._getProxyAgentDispatcher(parsedUrl, proxyUrl);
       }
       _prepareRequest(method, requestUrl, headers) {
-        const info7 = {};
-        info7.parsedUrl = requestUrl;
-        const usingSsl = info7.parsedUrl.protocol === "https:";
-        info7.httpModule = usingSsl ? https3 : http;
+        const info8 = {};
+        info8.parsedUrl = requestUrl;
+        const usingSsl = info8.parsedUrl.protocol === "https:";
+        info8.httpModule = usingSsl ? https3 : http;
         const defaultPort = usingSsl ? 443 : 80;
-        info7.options = {};
-        info7.options.host = info7.parsedUrl.hostname;
-        info7.options.port = info7.parsedUrl.port ? parseInt(info7.parsedUrl.port) : defaultPort;
-        info7.options.path = (info7.parsedUrl.pathname || "") + (info7.parsedUrl.search || "");
-        info7.options.method = method;
-        info7.options.headers = this._mergeHeaders(headers);
+        info8.options = {};
+        info8.options.host = info8.parsedUrl.hostname;
+        info8.options.port = info8.parsedUrl.port ? parseInt(info8.parsedUrl.port) : defaultPort;
+        info8.options.path = (info8.parsedUrl.pathname || "") + (info8.parsedUrl.search || "");
+        info8.options.method = method;
+        info8.options.headers = this._mergeHeaders(headers);
         if (this.userAgent != null) {
-          info7.options.headers["user-agent"] = this.userAgent;
+          info8.options.headers["user-agent"] = this.userAgent;
         }
-        info7.options.agent = this._getAgent(info7.parsedUrl);
+        info8.options.agent = this._getAgent(info8.parsedUrl);
         if (this.handlers) {
           for (const handler2 of this.handlers) {
-            handler2.prepareRequest(info7.options);
+            handler2.prepareRequest(info8.options);
           }
         }
-        return info7;
+        return info8;
       }
       _mergeHeaders(headers) {
         if (this.requestOptions && this.requestOptions.headers) {
@@ -21406,7 +21406,7 @@ var require_core = __commonJS({
     exports2.error = error3;
     exports2.warning = warning14;
     exports2.notice = notice;
-    exports2.info = info7;
+    exports2.info = info8;
     exports2.startGroup = startGroup4;
     exports2.endGroup = endGroup4;
     exports2.group = group;
@@ -21503,7 +21503,7 @@ Support boolean input list: \`true | True | TRUE | false | False | FALSE\``);
     function notice(message, properties = {}) {
       (0, command_1.issueCommand)("notice", (0, utils_1.toCommandProperties)(properties), message instanceof Error ? message.toString() : message);
     }
-    function info7(message) {
+    function info8(message) {
       process.stdout.write(message + os7.EOL);
     }
     function startGroup4(name) {
@@ -42402,12 +42402,12 @@ var require_operationHelpers = __commonJS({
       if (hasOriginalRequest(request3)) {
         return getOperationRequestInfo(request3[originalRequestSymbol]);
       }
-      let info7 = state_js_1.state.operationRequestMap.get(request3);
-      if (!info7) {
-        info7 = {};
-        state_js_1.state.operationRequestMap.set(request3, info7);
+      let info8 = state_js_1.state.operationRequestMap.get(request3);
+      if (!info8) {
+        info8 = {};
+        state_js_1.state.operationRequestMap.set(request3, info8);
       }
-      return info7;
+      return info8;
     }
   }
 });
@@ -76954,9 +76954,9 @@ var require_reflection_type_check = __commonJS({
     var reflection_info_1 = require_reflection_info();
     var oneof_1 = require_oneof();
     var ReflectionTypeCheck = class {
-      constructor(info7) {
+      constructor(info8) {
         var _a;
-        this.fields = (_a = info7.fields) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : [];
+        this.fields = (_a = info8.fields) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : [];
       }
       prepare() {
         if (this.data)
@@ -77202,8 +77202,8 @@ var require_reflection_json_reader = __commonJS({
     var assert_1 = require_assert();
     var reflection_long_convert_1 = require_reflection_long_convert();
     var ReflectionJsonReader = class {
-      constructor(info7) {
-        this.info = info7;
+      constructor(info8) {
+        this.info = info8;
       }
       prepare() {
         var _a;
@@ -77499,9 +77499,9 @@ var require_reflection_json_writer = __commonJS({
     var reflection_info_1 = require_reflection_info();
     var assert_1 = require_assert();
     var ReflectionJsonWriter = class {
-      constructor(info7) {
+      constructor(info8) {
         var _a;
-        this.fields = (_a = info7.fields) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : [];
+        this.fields = (_a = info8.fields) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : [];
       }
       /**
        * Converts the message to a JSON object, based on the field descriptors.
@@ -77754,8 +77754,8 @@ var require_reflection_binary_reader = __commonJS({
     var reflection_long_convert_1 = require_reflection_long_convert();
     var reflection_scalar_default_1 = require_reflection_scalar_default();
     var ReflectionBinaryReader = class {
-      constructor(info7) {
-        this.info = info7;
+      constructor(info8) {
+        this.info = info8;
       }
       prepare() {
         var _a;
@@ -77928,8 +77928,8 @@ var require_reflection_binary_writer = __commonJS({
     var assert_1 = require_assert();
     var pb_long_1 = require_pb_long();
     var ReflectionBinaryWriter = class {
-      constructor(info7) {
-        this.info = info7;
+      constructor(info8) {
+        this.info = info8;
       }
       prepare() {
         if (!this.fields) {
@@ -78179,9 +78179,9 @@ var require_reflection_merge_partial = __commonJS({
     "use strict";
     Object.defineProperty(exports2, "__esModule", { value: true });
     exports2.reflectionMergePartial = void 0;
-    function reflectionMergePartial(info7, target, source) {
+    function reflectionMergePartial(info8, target, source) {
       let fieldValue, input = source, output;
-      for (let field of info7.fields) {
+      for (let field of info8.fields) {
         let name = field.localName;
         if (field.oneof) {
           const group = input[field.oneof];
@@ -78250,12 +78250,12 @@ var require_reflection_equals = __commonJS({
     Object.defineProperty(exports2, "__esModule", { value: true });
     exports2.reflectionEquals = void 0;
     var reflection_info_1 = require_reflection_info();
-    function reflectionEquals(info7, a, b) {
+    function reflectionEquals(info8, a, b) {
       if (a === b)
         return true;
       if (!a || !b)
         return false;
-      for (let field of info7.fields) {
+      for (let field of info8.fields) {
         let localName = field.localName;
         let val_a = field.oneof ? a[field.oneof][localName] : a[localName];
         let val_b = field.oneof ? b[field.oneof][localName] : b[localName];
@@ -91275,7 +91275,7 @@ var require_async = __commonJS({
         }
       }
       var sortBy$1 = awaitify(sortBy, 3);
-      function timeout(asyncFn, milliseconds, info7) {
+      function timeout(asyncFn, milliseconds, info8) {
         var fn = wrapAsync(asyncFn);
         return initialParams((args, callback) => {
           var timedOut = false;
@@ -91284,8 +91284,8 @@ var require_async = __commonJS({
             var name = asyncFn.name || "anonymous";
             var error3 = new Error('Callback function "' + name + '" timed out.');
             error3.code = "ETIMEDOUT";
-            if (info7) {
-              error3.info = info7;
+            if (info8) {
+              error3.info = info8;
             }
             timedOut = true;
             callback(error3);
@@ -114681,12 +114681,12 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
             throw new Error("Client has already been disposed.");
           }
           const parsedUrl = new URL(requestUrl);
-          let info7 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedUrl, headers);
+          let info8 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedUrl, headers);
           const maxTries = this._allowRetries && RetryableHttpVerbs.includes(verb) ? this._maxRetries + 1 : 1;
           let numTries = 0;
           let response;
           do {
-            response = yield this.requestRaw(info7, data);
+            response = yield this.requestRaw(info8, data);
             if (response && response.message && response.message.statusCode === HttpCodes.Unauthorized) {
               let authenticationHandler;
               for (const handler2 of this.handlers) {
@@ -114696,7 +114696,7 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
                 }
               }
               if (authenticationHandler) {
-                return authenticationHandler.handleAuthentication(this, info7, data);
+                return authenticationHandler.handleAuthentication(this, info8, data);
               } else {
                 return response;
               }
@@ -114719,8 +114719,8 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
                   }
                 }
               }
-              info7 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers);
-              response = yield this.requestRaw(info7, data);
+              info8 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers);
+              response = yield this.requestRaw(info8, data);
               redirectsRemaining--;
             }
             if (!response.message.statusCode || !HttpResponseRetryCodes.includes(response.message.statusCode)) {
@@ -114749,7 +114749,7 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
        * @param info
        * @param data
        */
-      requestRaw(info7, data) {
+      requestRaw(info8, data) {
         return __awaiter2(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
           return new Promise((resolve13, reject) => {
             function callbackForResult(err, res) {
@@ -114761,7 +114761,7 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
                 resolve13(res);
               }
             }
-            this.requestRawWithCallback(info7, data, callbackForResult);
+            this.requestRawWithCallback(info8, data, callbackForResult);
           });
         });
       }
@@ -114771,12 +114771,12 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
        * @param data
        * @param onResult
        */
-      requestRawWithCallback(info7, data, onResult) {
+      requestRawWithCallback(info8, data, onResult) {
         if (typeof data === "string") {
-          if (!info7.options.headers) {
-            info7.options.headers = {};
+          if (!info8.options.headers) {
+            info8.options.headers = {};
           }
-          info7.options.headers["Content-Length"] = Buffer.byteLength(data, "utf8");
+          info8.options.headers["Content-Length"] = Buffer.byteLength(data, "utf8");
         }
         let callbackCalled = false;
         function handleResult(err, res) {
@@ -114785,7 +114785,7 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
             onResult(err, res);
           }
         }
-        const req = info7.httpModule.request(info7.options, (msg) => {
+        const req = info8.httpModule.request(info8.options, (msg) => {
           const res = new HttpClientResponse(msg);
           handleResult(void 0, res);
         });
@@ -114797,7 +114797,7 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
           if (socket) {
             socket.end();
           }
-          handleResult(new Error(`Request timeout: ${info7.options.path}`));
+          handleResult(new Error(`Request timeout: ${info8.options.path}`));
         });
         req.on("error", function(err) {
           handleResult(err);
@@ -114833,27 +114833,27 @@ var require_lib4 = __commonJS({
         return this._getProxyAgentDispatcher(parsedUrl, proxyUrl);
       }
       _prepareRequest(method, requestUrl, headers) {
-        const info7 = {};
-        info7.parsedUrl = requestUrl;
-        const usingSsl = info7.parsedUrl.protocol === "https:";
-        info7.httpModule = usingSsl ? https3 : http;
+        const info8 = {};
+        info8.parsedUrl = requestUrl;
+        const usingSsl = info8.parsedUrl.protocol === "https:";
+        info8.httpModule = usingSsl ? https3 : http;
         const defaultPort = usingSsl ? 443 : 80;
-        info7.options = {};
-        info7.options.host = info7.parsedUrl.hostname;
-        info7.options.port = info7.parsedUrl.port ? parseInt(info7.parsedUrl.port) : defaultPort;
-        info7.options.path = (info7.parsedUrl.pathname || "") + (info7.parsedUrl.search || "");
-        info7.options.method = method;
-        info7.options.headers = this._mergeHeaders(headers);
+        info8.options = {};
+        info8.options.host = info8.parsedUrl.hostname;
+        info8.options.port = info8.parsedUrl.port ? parseInt(info8.parsedUrl.port) : defaultPort;
+        info8.options.path = (info8.parsedUrl.pathname || "") + (info8.parsedUrl.search || "");
+        info8.options.method = method;
+        info8.options.headers = this._mergeHeaders(headers);
         if (this.userAgent != null) {
-          info7.options.headers["user-agent"] = this.userAgent;
+          info8.options.headers["user-agent"] = this.userAgent;
         }
-        info7.options.agent = this._getAgent(info7.parsedUrl);
+        info8.options.agent = this._getAgent(info8.parsedUrl);
         if (this.handlers) {
           for (const handler2 of this.handlers) {
-            handler2.prepareRequest(info7.options);
+            handler2.prepareRequest(info8.options);
           }
         }
-        return info7;
+        return info8;
       }
       _mergeHeaders(headers) {
         if (this.requestOptions && this.requestOptions.headers) {
@@ -121241,11 +121241,11 @@ var require_dist_node12 = __commonJS({
     }
     async function wrapRequest2(state, request3, options) {
       const limiter = new Bottleneck2();
-      limiter.on("failed", function(error3, info7) {
+      limiter.on("failed", function(error3, info8) {
         const maxRetries = ~~error3.request.request.retries;
         const after = ~~error3.request.request.retryAfter;
-        options.request.retryCount = info7.retryCount + 1;
-        if (maxRetries > info7.retryCount) {
+        options.request.retryCount = info8.retryCount + 1;
+        if (maxRetries > info8.retryCount) {
           return after * state.retryAfterBaseValue;
         }
       });
@@ -122453,12 +122453,12 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
             throw new Error("Client has already been disposed.");
           }
           const parsedUrl = new URL(requestUrl);
-          let info7 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedUrl, headers);
+          let info8 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedUrl, headers);
           const maxTries = this._allowRetries && RetryableHttpVerbs.includes(verb) ? this._maxRetries + 1 : 1;
           let numTries = 0;
           let response;
           do {
-            response = yield this.requestRaw(info7, data);
+            response = yield this.requestRaw(info8, data);
             if (response && response.message && response.message.statusCode === HttpCodes.Unauthorized) {
               let authenticationHandler;
               for (const handler2 of this.handlers) {
@@ -122468,7 +122468,7 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
                 }
               }
               if (authenticationHandler) {
-                return authenticationHandler.handleAuthentication(this, info7, data);
+                return authenticationHandler.handleAuthentication(this, info8, data);
               } else {
                 return response;
               }
@@ -122491,8 +122491,8 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
                   }
                 }
               }
-              info7 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers);
-              response = yield this.requestRaw(info7, data);
+              info8 = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers);
+              response = yield this.requestRaw(info8, data);
               redirectsRemaining--;
             }
             if (!response.message.statusCode || !HttpResponseRetryCodes.includes(response.message.statusCode)) {
@@ -122521,7 +122521,7 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
        * @param info
        * @param data
        */
-      requestRaw(info7, data) {
+      requestRaw(info8, data) {
         return __awaiter2(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
           return new Promise((resolve13, reject) => {
             function callbackForResult(err, res) {
@@ -122533,7 +122533,7 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
                 resolve13(res);
               }
             }
-            this.requestRawWithCallback(info7, data, callbackForResult);
+            this.requestRawWithCallback(info8, data, callbackForResult);
           });
         });
       }
@@ -122543,12 +122543,12 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
        * @param data
        * @param onResult
        */
-      requestRawWithCallback(info7, data, onResult) {
+      requestRawWithCallback(info8, data, onResult) {
         if (typeof data === "string") {
-          if (!info7.options.headers) {
-            info7.options.headers = {};
+          if (!info8.options.headers) {
+            info8.options.headers = {};
           }
-          info7.options.headers["Content-Length"] = Buffer.byteLength(data, "utf8");
+          info8.options.headers["Content-Length"] = Buffer.byteLength(data, "utf8");
         }
         let callbackCalled = false;
         function handleResult(err, res) {
@@ -122557,7 +122557,7 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
             onResult(err, res);
           }
         }
-        const req = info7.httpModule.request(info7.options, (msg) => {
+        const req = info8.httpModule.request(info8.options, (msg) => {
           const res = new HttpClientResponse(msg);
           handleResult(void 0, res);
         });
@@ -122569,7 +122569,7 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
           if (socket) {
             socket.end();
           }
-          handleResult(new Error(`Request timeout: ${info7.options.path}`));
+          handleResult(new Error(`Request timeout: ${info8.options.path}`));
         });
         req.on("error", function(err) {
           handleResult(err);
@@ -122605,27 +122605,27 @@ var require_lib5 = __commonJS({
         return this._getProxyAgentDispatcher(parsedUrl, proxyUrl);
       }
       _prepareRequest(method, requestUrl, headers) {
-        const info7 = {};
-        info7.parsedUrl = requestUrl;
-        const usingSsl = info7.parsedUrl.protocol === "https:";
-        info7.httpModule = usingSsl ? https3 : http;
+        const info8 = {};
+        info8.parsedUrl = requestUrl;
+        const usingSsl = info8.parsedUrl.protocol === "https:";
+        info8.httpModule = usingSsl ? https3 : http;
         const defaultPort = usingSsl ? 443 : 80;
-        info7.options = {};
-        info7.options.host = info7.parsedUrl.hostname;
-        info7.options.port = info7.parsedUrl.port ? parseInt(info7.parsedUrl.port) : defaultPort;
-        info7.options.path = (info7.parsedUrl.pathname || "") + (info7.parsedUrl.search || "");
-        info7.options.method = method;
-        info7.options.headers = this._mergeHeaders(headers);
+        info8.options = {};
+        info8.options.host = info8.parsedUrl.hostname;
+        info8.options.port = info8.parsedUrl.port ? parseInt(info8.parsedUrl.port) : defaultPort;
+        info8.options.path = (info8.parsedUrl.pathname || "") + (info8.parsedUrl.search || "");
+        info8.options.method = method;
+        info8.options.headers = this._mergeHeaders(headers);
         if (this.userAgent != null) {
-          info7.options.headers["user-agent"] = this.userAgent;
+          info8.options.headers["user-agent"] = this.userAgent;
         }
-        info7.options.agent = this._getAgent(info7.parsedUrl);
+        info8.options.agent = this._getAgent(info8.parsedUrl);
         if (this.handlers) {
           for (const handler2 of this.handlers) {
-            handler2.prepareRequest(info7.options);
+            handler2.prepareRequest(info8.options);
           }
         }
-        return info7;
+        return info8;
       }
       _mergeHeaders(headers) {
         if (this.requestOptions && this.requestOptions.headers) {
@@ -124615,10 +124615,10 @@ Support boolean input list: \`true | True | TRUE | false | False | FALSE\``);
       (0, command_1.issueCommand)("notice", (0, utils_1.toCommandProperties)(properties), message instanceof Error ? message.toString() : message);
     }
     exports2.notice = notice;
-    function info7(message) {
+    function info8(message) {
       process.stdout.write(message + os7.EOL);
     }
-    exports2.info = info7;
+    exports2.info = info8;
     function startGroup4(name) {
       (0, command_1.issue)("group", name);
     }
@@ -148062,14 +148062,34 @@ function asHTTPError(arg) {
   return void 0;
 }
 var cachedCodeQlVersion = void 0;
-function cacheCodeQlVersion(version) {
+function cacheCodeQlVersion(cmd, version) {
   if (cachedCodeQlVersion !== void 0) {
     throw new Error("cacheCodeQlVersion() should be called only once");
   }
   cachedCodeQlVersion = version;
+  core3.exportVariable(
+    "CODEQL_ACTION_CLI_VERSION_INFO" /* CODEQL_VERSION_INFO */,
+    JSON.stringify({ cmd, version })
+  );
 }
-function getCachedCodeQlVersion() {
-  return cachedCodeQlVersion;
+function getCachedCodeQlVersion(cmd) {
+  if (cachedCodeQlVersion !== void 0) {
+    return cachedCodeQlVersion;
+  }
+  const serialized = process.env["CODEQL_ACTION_CLI_VERSION_INFO" /* CODEQL_VERSION_INFO */];
+  if (!serialized) {
+    return void 0;
+  }
+  let persisted;
+  try {
+    persisted = JSON.parse(serialized);
+  } catch {
+    return void 0;
+  }
+  if (typeof persisted?.version?.version !== "string" || cmd !== void 0 && persisted.cmd !== cmd) {
+    return void 0;
+  }
+  return persisted.version;
 }
 async function codeQlVersionAtLeast(codeql, requiredVersion) {
   return semver.gte((await codeql.getVersion()).version, requiredVersion);
@@ -148669,11 +148689,11 @@ async function errorRequest(state, octokit, error3, options) {
 }
 async function wrapRequest(state, octokit, request3, options) {
   const limiter = new import_light.default();
-  limiter.on("failed", function(error3, info7) {
+  limiter.on("failed", function(error3, info8) {
     const maxRetries = ~~error3.request.request?.retries;
     const after = ~~error3.request.request?.retryAfter;
-    options.request.retryCount = info7.retryCount + 1;
-    if (maxRetries > info7.retryCount) {
+    options.request.retryCount = info8.retryCount + 1;
+    if (maxRetries > info8.retryCount) {
       return after * state.retryAfterBaseValue;
     }
   });
@@ -153873,7 +153893,7 @@ async function getCodeQLForCmd(cmd, checkVersion) {
       return cmd;
     },
     async getVersion() {
-      let result = getCachedCodeQlVersion();
+      let result = getCachedCodeQlVersion(cmd);
       if (result === void 0) {
         const output = await runCli(cmd, ["version", "--format=json"], {
           noStreamStdout: true
@@ -153885,12 +153905,12 @@ async function getCodeQLForCmd(cmd, checkVersion) {
             `Invalid JSON output from \`version --format=json\`: ${output}`
           );
         }
-        cacheCodeQlVersion(result);
+        cacheCodeQlVersion(cmd, result);
       }
       return result;
     },
     async printVersion() {
-      await runCli(cmd, ["version", "--format=json"]);
+      core11.info(JSON.stringify(await this.getVersion(), null, 2));
     },
     async supportsFeature(feature) {
       return isSupportedToolsFeature(await this.getVersion(), feature);
diff --git a/src/codeql.ts b/src/codeql.ts
index 19f933c39a..afae491a4a 100644
--- a/src/codeql.ts
+++ b/src/codeql.ts
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ async function getCodeQLForCmd(
       return cmd;
     },
     async getVersion() {
-      let result = util.getCachedCodeQlVersion();
+      let result = util.getCachedCodeQlVersion(cmd);
       if (result === undefined) {
         const output = await runCli(cmd, ["version", "--format=json"], {
           noStreamStdout: true,
@@ -535,12 +535,13 @@ async function getCodeQLForCmd(
             `Invalid JSON output from \`version --format=json\`: ${output}`,
           );
         }
-        util.cacheCodeQlVersion(result);
+        util.cacheCodeQlVersion(cmd, result);
       }
       return result;
     },
     async printVersion() {
-      await runCli(cmd, ["version", "--format=json"]);
+      // Reuse the cached version information rather than invoking the CLI again.
+      core.info(JSON.stringify(await this.getVersion(), null, 2));
     },
     async supportsFeature(feature: ToolsFeature) {
       return isSupportedToolsFeature(await this.getVersion(), feature);
diff --git a/src/environment.ts b/src/environment.ts
index ed44ddcff2..c3f54ebd27 100644
--- a/src/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environment.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export enum EnvVar {
    */
   CLI_VERBOSITY = "CODEQL_VERBOSITY",
 
+  /**
+   * `PersistedVersionInfo` for the CodeQL CLI, so later Actions steps can reuse it instead of
+   * invoking `codeql version` again.
+   */
+  CODEQL_VERSION_INFO = "CODEQL_ACTION_CLI_VERSION_INFO",
+
   /** Whether the CodeQL Action has invoked the Go autobuilder. */
   DID_AUTOBUILD_GOLANG = "CODEQL_ACTION_DID_AUTOBUILD_GOLANG",
 
diff --git a/src/util.test.ts b/src/util.test.ts
index cca457cbe6..8760b77e21 100644
--- a/src/util.test.ts
+++ b/src/util.test.ts
@@ -532,3 +532,26 @@ test("Failure.orElse returns the default value for a failure result", (t) => {
   const result = new util.Failure(new Error("test error"));
   t.is(result.orElse("default value"), "default value");
 });
+
+test("getCachedCodeQlVersion reuses a version persisted by an earlier step", (t) => {
+  process.env[EnvVar.CODEQL_VERSION_INFO] = JSON.stringify({
+    cmd: "/path/to/codeql",
+    version: { version: "2.20.0" },
+  });
+  t.deepEqual(util.getCachedCodeQlVersion("/path/to/codeql"), {
+    version: "2.20.0",
+  });
+});
+
+test("getCachedCodeQlVersion ignores a persisted version from a different CLI", (t) => {
+  process.env[EnvVar.CODEQL_VERSION_INFO] = JSON.stringify({
+    cmd: "/path/to/other-codeql",
+    version: { version: "2.20.0" },
+  });
+  t.is(util.getCachedCodeQlVersion("/path/to/codeql"), undefined);
+});
+
+test("getCachedCodeQlVersion ignores a malformed persisted value", (t) => {
+  process.env[EnvVar.CODEQL_VERSION_INFO] = "not valid json";
+  t.is(util.getCachedCodeQlVersion("/path/to/codeql"), undefined);
+});
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index e2331461bd..c9a20b467d 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -619,15 +619,51 @@ export function asHTTPError(arg: any): HTTPError | undefined {
 
 let cachedCodeQlVersion: undefined | VersionInfo = undefined;
 
-export function cacheCodeQlVersion(version: VersionInfo): void {
+/** The persisted version together with the CLI path it was obtained from. */
+interface PersistedVersionInfo {
+  cmd: string;
+  version: VersionInfo;
+}
+
+export function cacheCodeQlVersion(cmd: string, version: VersionInfo): void {
   if (cachedCodeQlVersion !== undefined) {
     throw new Error("cacheCodeQlVersion() should be called only once");
   }
   cachedCodeQlVersion = version;
+  // Persist the version so that subsequent Actions steps, which run in separate
+  // processes, can reuse it rather than invoking `codeql version` again. We
+  // record the CLI path so that a different step using a different CodeQL bundle
+  // doesn't pick up a stale version.
+  core.exportVariable(
+    EnvVar.CODEQL_VERSION_INFO,
+    JSON.stringify({ cmd, version }),
+  );
 }
 
-export function getCachedCodeQlVersion(): undefined | VersionInfo {
-  return cachedCodeQlVersion;
+export function getCachedCodeQlVersion(cmd?: string): undefined | VersionInfo {
+  if (cachedCodeQlVersion !== undefined) {
+    return cachedCodeQlVersion;
+  }
+  // Fall back to the value persisted by an earlier Actions step, if any. This is
+  // best-effort: any malformed or mismatched value is ignored so that the caller
+  // invokes `codeql version` instead.
+  const serialized = process.env[EnvVar.CODEQL_VERSION_INFO];
+  if (!serialized) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  let persisted: PersistedVersionInfo;
+  try {
+    persisted = JSON.parse(serialized) as PersistedVersionInfo;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  if (
+    typeof persisted?.version?.version !== "string" ||
+    (cmd !== undefined && persisted.cmd !== cmd)
+  ) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return persisted.version;
 }
 
 export async function codeQlVersionAtLeast(