diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java
index 262a8ef..a71f5ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class GitDBTransactionImpl implements GitDBTransaction {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Optional<Version> getFormatVersion() {
-        return Optional.empty();
+    public Optional<Version> getFormatVersion() throws IOException {
+        return branch.getFormatVersion();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java b/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java
index 92b4339..cb00ece 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java
@@ -422,6 +422,18 @@ class GitDBTest implements WithAssertions {
         assertThat(removed.get(key)).isEmpty();
     }
 
+    // When get format version in transaction then the version is the same
+    @Test
+    void getFormatVersion_whenTransaction_thenFormatIsSame() throws IOException {
+        //given
+        final GitDBBranch gitDBBranch = gitDBBranch();
+        final GitDBTransaction transaction = gitDBBranch.transaction();
+        //when
+        final Optional<Version> formatVersion = transaction.getFormatVersion();
+        //then
+        assertThat(formatVersion).contains(GitDB.VERSION);
+    }
+
     // Given a GitDbTransaction handle with a added, updated and removed keys
     // When closing the transaction an GitDbBranch is returned
     // When closing the transaction the added key/value is found