How to check OS version of Synology NAS Disk Station Manager (DSM)?

The file you want to check is /etc/VERSION

bash-4.3# cat /etc/VERSION
majorversion="6"
minorversion="2"
productversion="6.2.1"
buildphase="GM"
buildnumber="23824"
smallfixnumber="4"
packing="iSCSI"
packing_id="1"
builddate="2018/12/25"
buildtime="16:58:15"
bash-4.3#

To determine the latest version of DSM, see their website:

  • https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm