diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41f286d..f7b5c4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ k8senv [VERB] [CLIENT] [VERSION]
 
 # [VERB] can be install, use, list or remove
 # [CLIENT] can be kubectl, velero or helm
-# [VERSION] can be any client's version in format v*.*.* or latest or auto (auto is only supported for kubectl install and use subcommands)
+# [VERSION] can be any client's version in format v*.*.* or latest or auto (auto is only supported for kubectl and velero client for install and use subcommands)
 
 examples:
 
 k8senv use kubectl v1.23.2
 k8senv install velero v1.8.1
+k8senv use velero auto # Automatically detects Velero server version from current context and use same velero client version
 k8senv install kubectl latest # To install latest available kubectl
 k8senv install kubectl auto # Automatically detects Kubernetes version from current context and downloads same kubectl version
 ```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a79546..90ba464 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module github.com/navilg/k8senv
 go 1.23
 
 require (
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.2
 )
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 // indirect
@@ -36,13 +38,12 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.2 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 81597ae..b0ec842 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240525223248-4bfdf5a9a2af h1:kmjWCqn2qkEml422C2
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240525223248-4bfdf5a9a2af/go.mod h1:K1liHPHnj73Fdn/EKuT8nrFqBihUSKXoLYU0BuatOYo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 h1:xTNEAn+kxVO7dTZGu0CegyqKZmoWFI0rF8UxjlB2d28=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
-github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.1/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 h1:lFzP57bqS/wsqKssCGmtLAb8A0wKjLGrve2q3PPVcBk=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13/go.mod h1:4lJ1jqUDcsbIECGy0RUJAXNIhg+6ocWgb1ALK2O4oXg=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
@@ -64,16 +63,16 @@ github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0 h1:9Cnnf7UHo57Hy3k6/m5k3dRfGTMXGvxhHFvkDTCTpvA=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0/go.mod h1:rlwLi9PilAFJ8jCg9UE1QP6VBpd6/xj3SRC0d6TU0To=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.19.0 h1:4ieX6qQjPP/BfC3mpsAtIGGlxTWPeA3Inl/7DtXw1tw=
-github.com/onsi/gomega v1.19.0/go.mod h1:LY+I3pBVzYsTBU1AnDwOSxaYi9WoWiqgwooUqq9yPro=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1 h1:dsYjIxxSR755MDmKVsaFQTE22ChNBcuuTWgkUDSubOk=
+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1/go.mod h1:U4R44UsT+9eLIaYRB2a5qajjtQYn0hauxvRm16AVYg0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0 h1:exVL4IDcn6na9z1rAb56Vxr+CgyK3nn3O+epU5NdKM8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0/go.mod h1:E+RYuTGaKKdloAfM02xzb0FW3Paa99yedzYV+kq4uf4=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1 h1:o94oiPyS4KD1mPy2fmcYYHHfCxLqYjJOhGsCHFZtEzA=
-github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1/go.mod h1:IOw/AERYS7UzyrGinqmz6HLUo219MORXGxhbaJUqzrY=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 h1:e5/vxKd/rZsfSJMUX1agtjeTDf+qv1/JdBF8gg5k9ZM=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wHxEcudfqmLYa8iTfL+OuZPbBZkmvliBWKIezN3kD9Y=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
@@ -116,8 +115,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 h1:a94ExnEXNtEwYLGJSIUxnWoxoRz/ZcCsV63ROupILh4=
 golang.org/x/text v0.16.0/go.mod h1:GhwF1Be+LQoKShO3cGOHzqOgRrGaYc9AvblQOmPVHnI=
-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 h1:rg5rLMjNzMS1RkNLzCG38eapWhnYLFYXDXj2gOlr8j4=
-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
+golang.org/x/time v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200619180055-7c47624df98f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/api v0.31.2 h1:3wLBbL5Uom/8Zy98GRPXpJ254nEFpl+hwndmk9RwmL0=
diff --git a/internal/ikubernetes/version.go b/internal/ikubernetes/version.go
index 2ac3547..0dc6c02 100644
--- a/internal/ikubernetes/version.go
+++ b/internal/ikubernetes/version.go
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package ikubernetes
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
@@ -46,3 +50,49 @@ func GetK8sVersion() (*string, error) {
 	return &k8sSemversion, nil
 
 }
+
+func GetVeleroVersion() (*string, error) {
+	var kubeconfig *rest.Config
+	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	var err error = nil
+
+	if kubeconfigEnv := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); kubeconfigEnv != "" {
+		kubeconfig, err = clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeconfigEnv)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(homeDir, ".kube", "config")); err == nil {
+		kubeconfig, err = clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", filepath.Join(homeDir, ".kube", "config"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		return nil, errors.New("KUBECONFIG file not found")
+	}
+
+	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(kubeconfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error setting up K8s client")
+	}
+
+	namespace := "velero"
+	deploymentName := "velero"
+
+	deployment, err := clientset.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Get(context.TODO(), deploymentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("Error retrieving velero deployment from velero namespace")
+	}
+
+	veleroImageName := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image
+
+	veleroVersion := strings.Split(veleroImageName, ":")[1]
+
+	semVersionRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z-.]+))?(?:\+([0-9A-Za-z-.]+))?$`)
+
+	if !semVersionRegex.MatchString(veleroVersion) {
+		return nil, errors.New("Velero image used in velero deployment is not semantic version: " + veleroVersion)
+	}
+
+	return &veleroVersion, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/internal/install/install.go b/internal/install/install.go
index 71e1c54..20563a4 100644
--- a/internal/install/install.go
+++ b/internal/install/install.go
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ func InstallVelero(version string, overwrite bool, timeout int, proxy string) er
 
 	}
 
+	if version == "auto" {
+		fmt.Println("Fetching Velero server version")
+		veleroVersion, err := ikubernetes.GetVeleroVersion()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error getting Velero server version")
+			return err
+		}
+		version = *veleroVersion
+		fmt.Println("Velero server version is", version)
+	}
+
 	major_minor_patch_vers := strings.Split(version, ".")
 
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(major_minor_patch_vers[0], "v") {
diff --git a/internal/use/use.go b/internal/use/use.go
index e05818f..bc0e6b5 100644
--- a/internal/use/use.go
+++ b/internal/use/use.go
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ func UseVersion(toolname, version string) error {
 		fmt.Println("Kubernetes server version is", version)
 	}
 
+	if toolname == "velero" && version == "auto" {
+		fmt.Println("Fetching Velero server version")
+		veleroVersion, err := ikubernetes.GetVeleroVersion()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error getting Velero server version")
+			return err
+		}
+		version = *veleroVersion
+		fmt.Println("Velero server version is", version)
+	}
+
 	major_minor_patch_vers := strings.Split(version, ".")
 
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(major_minor_patch_vers[0], "v") {