Tofu json version still lists terraform_version

[krapgras]

OpenTofu Version

OpenTofu v1.7.2
on linux_amd64

OpenTofu Configuration Files

...tofu config...

Debug Output

N/A

Expected Behavior

Output listing:

{ "OpenTofu_version": "1.7.2", "platform": "linux_amd64", "provider_selections": {} }

Actual Behavior

Output lists:

{ "terraform_version": "1.7.2", "platform": "linux_amd64", "provider_selections": {} }

Steps to Reproduce

tofu -json -version

Additional Context

Not sure if this is backwards compatibility or just forgoten but it seems the json output still lists the version as terraform_version It's not game breaking at all but wanted to report this is case the team feels like this should be changed.

References

No response

[RLRabinowitz]

Hey @krapgras thanks for filing this issue!

Changing the terraform_version field to opentofu_version would most likely break compatibility for existing tooling or users relying on the JSON output. I don't believe we are likely to make this change soon.

The same applies for the terraform_version in the state file

[skyzyx]

IMO, not a bug. https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/1157#issuecomment-2318630956