diff --git a/command/checkpoint/cmd.go b/command/checkpoint/cmd.go
index 7f9e537779..f186232a4d 100644
--- a/command/checkpoint/cmd.go
+++ b/command/checkpoint/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package checkpoint
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -15,9 +13,10 @@ func NewCheckpointCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage checkpoints",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
-		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": ""},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": "", "version": "1.25"},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
 		newCreateCommand(dockerCli),
diff --git a/command/cli.go b/command/cli.go
index 33a26c4c64..ef9de2edf1 100644
--- a/command/cli.go
+++ b/command/cli.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	cliflags "github.com/docker/docker/cli/flags"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cliconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cliconfig/configfile"
@@ -32,21 +33,24 @@ type Streams interface {
 // DockerCli represents the docker command line client.
 // Instances of the client can be returned from NewDockerCli.
 type DockerCli struct {
-	configFile *configfile.ConfigFile
-	in         *InStream
-	out        *OutStream
-	err        io.Writer
-	keyFile    string
-	client     client.APIClient
+	configFile      *configfile.ConfigFile
+	in              *InStream
+	out             *OutStream
+	err             io.Writer
+	keyFile         string
+	client          client.APIClient
+	hasExperimental bool
+	defaultVersion  string
 }
 
-// HasExperimental returns true if experimental features are accessible
+// HasExperimental returns true if experimental features are accessible.
 func (cli *DockerCli) HasExperimental() bool {
-	if cli.client == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	enabled, _ := cli.client.Ping(context.Background())
-	return enabled
+	return cli.hasExperimental
+}
+
+// DefaultVersion returns api.defaultVersion of DOCKER_API_VERSION if specified.
+func (cli *DockerCli) DefaultVersion() string {
+	return cli.defaultVersion
 }
 
 // Client returns the APIClient
@@ -93,12 +97,28 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) Initialize(opts *cliflags.ClientOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	cli.defaultVersion = cli.client.ClientVersion()
+
 	if opts.Common.TrustKey == "" {
 		cli.keyFile = filepath.Join(cliconfig.ConfigDir(), cliflags.DefaultTrustKeyFile)
 	} else {
 		cli.keyFile = opts.Common.TrustKey
 	}
 
+	if ping, err := cli.client.Ping(context.Background()); err == nil {
+		cli.hasExperimental = ping.Experimental
+
+		// since the new header was added in 1.25, assume server is 1.24 if header is not present.
+		if ping.APIVersion == "" {
+			ping.APIVersion = "1.24"
+		}
+
+		// if server version is lower than the current cli, downgrade
+		if versions.LessThan(ping.APIVersion, cli.client.ClientVersion()) {
+			cli.client.UpdateClientVersion(ping.APIVersion)
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/container/cmd.go b/command/container/cmd.go
index f06b863b58..075f936bd9 100644
--- a/command/container/cmd.go
+++ b/command/container/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package container
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ func NewContainerCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage containers",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/command/container/exec.go b/command/container/exec.go
index 48964693b2..84eba113cf 100644
--- a/command/container/exec.go
+++ b/command/container/exec.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func NewExecCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.user, "user", "u", "", "Username or UID (format: <name|uid>[:<group|gid>])")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.privileged, "privileged", "", false, "Give extended privileges to the command")
 	flags.VarP(opts.env, "env", "e", "Set environment variables")
+	flags.SetAnnotation("env", "version", []string{"1.25"})
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/command/container/prune.go b/command/container/prune.go
index 99a97f6cd8..ec6b0e3147 100644
--- a/command/container/prune.go
+++ b/command/container/prune.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func NewPruneCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 			fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Out(), "Total reclaimed space:", units.HumanSize(float64(spaceReclaimed)))
 			return nil
 		},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/image/build.go b/command/image/build.go
index 604888b6fa..ebec87d641 100644
--- a/command/image/build.go
+++ b/command/image/build.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func NewBuildCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 
 	flags.BoolVar(&options.squash, "squash", false, "Squash newly built layers into a single new layer")
 	flags.SetAnnotation("squash", "experimental", nil)
+	flags.SetAnnotation("squash", "version", []string{"1.25"})
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func runBuild(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, options buildOptions) error {
 		progBuff      io.Writer
 		buildBuff     io.Writer
 	)
-	
+
 	specifiedContext := options.context
 	progBuff = dockerCli.Out()
 	buildBuff = dockerCli.Out()
diff --git a/command/image/cmd.go b/command/image/cmd.go
index 6f8e7b7d4b..dc98257438 100644
--- a/command/image/cmd.go
+++ b/command/image/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package image
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ func NewImageCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage images",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
@@ -33,6 +32,5 @@ func NewImageCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		newInspectCommand(dockerCli),
 		NewPruneCommand(dockerCli),
 	)
-
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/command/image/prune.go b/command/image/prune.go
index 46bd56cb10..ea84cda877 100644
--- a/command/image/prune.go
+++ b/command/image/prune.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func NewPruneCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 			fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Out(), "Total reclaimed space:", units.HumanSize(float64(spaceReclaimed)))
 			return nil
 		},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/network/cmd.go b/command/network/cmd.go
index 77c8e4908e..c2a7e83dd8 100644
--- a/command/network/cmd.go
+++ b/command/network/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package network
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ func NewNetworkCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage networks",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/command/network/prune.go b/command/network/prune.go
index 00e05d3bdf..f2f8cc20c4 100644
--- a/command/network/prune.go
+++ b/command/network/prune.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func NewPruneCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/node/cmd.go b/command/node/cmd.go
index c7d0cf8181..d70ee81789 100644
--- a/command/node/cmd.go
+++ b/command/node/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package node
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command"
 	apiclient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
@@ -17,7 +15,8 @@ func NewNodeCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage Swarm nodes",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/command/plugin/cmd.go b/command/plugin/cmd.go
index c78f43a8d4..03d01c8882 100644
--- a/command/plugin/cmd.go
+++ b/command/plugin/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package plugin
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -15,7 +13,8 @@ func NewPluginCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage plugins",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": ""},
 	}
diff --git a/command/service/cmd.go b/command/service/cmd.go
index 9f342e1342..f4f7d00f91 100644
--- a/command/service/cmd.go
+++ b/command/service/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package service
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ func NewServiceCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage services",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/command/stack/cmd.go b/command/stack/cmd.go
index 70afec9c6d..4189504403 100644
--- a/command/stack/cmd.go
+++ b/command/stack/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package stack
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -15,9 +13,10 @@ func NewStackCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage Docker stacks",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
-		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": ""},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": "", "version": "1.25"},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
 		newConfigCommand(dockerCli),
diff --git a/command/stack/deploy.go b/command/stack/deploy.go
index b0f6b455a8..435a9193b4 100644
--- a/command/stack/deploy.go
+++ b/command/stack/deploy.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func newDeployCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 			opts.namespace = strings.TrimSuffix(args[0], ".dab")
 			return runDeploy(dockerCli, opts)
 		},
-		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": ""},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"experimental": "", "version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/swarm/cmd.go b/command/swarm/cmd.go
index 9f9df53950..f0a6bcdeb8 100644
--- a/command/swarm/cmd.go
+++ b/command/swarm/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package swarm
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ func NewSwarmCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage Swarm",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/command/system/cmd.go b/command/system/cmd.go
index 46caa2491c..9cd74b5d4b 100644
--- a/command/system/cmd.go
+++ b/command/system/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package system
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -16,7 +14,8 @@ func NewSystemCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Manage Docker",
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
@@ -25,5 +24,6 @@ func NewSystemCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		NewDiskUsageCommand(dockerCli),
 		NewPruneCommand(dockerCli),
 	)
+
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/command/system/df.go b/command/system/df.go
index 293946c188..9f712484aa 100644
--- a/command/system/df.go
+++ b/command/system/df.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func NewDiskUsageCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return runDiskUsage(dockerCli, opts)
 		},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/system/prune.go b/command/system/prune.go
index c79bc6910e..92dddbdca6 100644
--- a/command/system/prune.go
+++ b/command/system/prune.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func NewPruneCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return runPrune(dockerCli, opts)
 		},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/system/version.go b/command/system/version.go
index 6040c79361..00a84a3cbc 100644
--- a/command/system/version.go
+++ b/command/system/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package system
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
@@ -70,10 +71,15 @@ func runVersion(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, opts *versionOptions) error {
 			Status: "Template parsing error: " + err.Error()}
 	}
 
+	APIVersion := dockerCli.Client().ClientVersion()
+	if defaultAPIVersion := dockerCli.DefaultVersion(); APIVersion != defaultAPIVersion {
+		APIVersion = fmt.Sprintf("%s (downgraded from %s)", APIVersion, defaultAPIVersion)
+	}
+
 	vd := types.VersionResponse{
 		Client: &types.Version{
 			Version:    dockerversion.Version,
-			APIVersion: dockerCli.Client().ClientVersion(),
+			APIVersion: APIVersion,
 			GoVersion:  runtime.Version(),
 			GitCommit:  dockerversion.GitCommit,
 			BuildTime:  dockerversion.BuildTime,
diff --git a/command/volume/cmd.go b/command/volume/cmd.go
index f35181ffaf..39e4b7f46e 100644
--- a/command/volume/cmd.go
+++ b/command/volume/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package volume
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
@@ -17,7 +15,8 @@ func NewVolumeCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  volumeDescription,
 		Args:  cli.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Err(), "\n"+cmd.UsageString())
+			cmd.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/command/volume/prune.go b/command/volume/prune.go
index a4bb0092d6..ac9c94451a 100644
--- a/command/volume/prune.go
+++ b/command/volume/prune.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func NewPruneCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 			fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Out(), "Total reclaimed space:", units.HumanSize(float64(spaceReclaimed)))
 			return nil
 		},
+		Tags: map[string]string{"version": "1.25"},
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/command/volume/remove.go b/command/volume/remove.go
index 213ad26ab5..f464bb3e1a 100644
--- a/command/volume/remove.go
+++ b/command/volume/remove.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func newRemoveCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.force, "force", "f", false, "Force the removal of one or more volumes")
-
+	flags.SetAnnotation("force", "version", []string{"1.25"})
 	return cmd
 }