diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/9086-gio-mime-version.yml b/changelogs/fragments/9086-gio-mime-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46c3e6cec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/9086-gio-mime-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - opkg - add return value ``version`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9086).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/opkg.py b/plugins/modules/opkg.py
index 2f9794ab86..da51755efb 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/opkg.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/opkg.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ requirements:
     - opkg
     - python
 '''
+
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Install foo
   community.general.opkg:
@@ -111,6 +112,15 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     force: overwrite
 '''
 
+RETURN = """
+version:
+  description: Version of opkg.
+  type: str
+  returned: always
+  sample: "2.80.0"
+  version_added: 10.0.0
+"""
+
 import os
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import StateModuleHelper
@@ -156,10 +166,15 @@ class Opkg(StateModuleHelper):
                 state=cmd_runner_fmt.as_map(state_map),
                 force=cmd_runner_fmt.as_func(_force),
                 update_cache=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("update"),
+                version=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--version"),
             ),
             path_prefix=dir,
         )
 
+        with self.runner("version") as ctx:
+            rc, out, err = ctx.run()
+            self.vars.version = out.strip().replace("opkg version ", "")
+
         if self.vars.update_cache:
             rc, dummy, dummy = self.runner("update_cache").run()
             if rc != 0:
@@ -186,13 +201,12 @@ class Opkg(StateModuleHelper):
                 pkg_name, pkg_version = self.split_name_and_version(package)
                 if not self._package_in_desired_state(pkg_name, want_installed=True, version=pkg_version) or self.vars.force == "reinstall":
                     ctx.run(package=package)
+                    self.vars.set("run_info", ctx.run_info, verbosity=4)
                     if not self._package_in_desired_state(pkg_name, want_installed=True, version=pkg_version):
                         self.do_raise("failed to install %s" % package)
                     self.vars.install_c += 1
-            if self.verbosity >= 4:
-                self.vars.run_info = ctx.run_info
         if self.vars.install_c > 0:
-            self.vars.msg = "installed %s package(s)" % (self.vars.install_c)
+            self.vars.msg = "installed %s package(s)" % self.vars.install_c
         else:
             self.vars.msg = "package(s) already present"
 
@@ -202,13 +216,12 @@ class Opkg(StateModuleHelper):
                 package, dummy = self.split_name_and_version(package)
                 if not self._package_in_desired_state(package, want_installed=False):
                     ctx.run(package=package)
+                    self.vars.set("run_info", ctx.run_info, verbosity=4)
                     if not self._package_in_desired_state(package, want_installed=False):
                         self.do_raise("failed to remove %s" % package)
                     self.vars.remove_c += 1
-            if self.verbosity >= 4:
-                self.vars.run_info = ctx.run_info
         if self.vars.remove_c > 0:
-            self.vars.msg = "removed %s package(s)" % (self.vars.remove_c)
+            self.vars.msg = "removed %s package(s)" % self.vars.remove_c
         else:
             self.vars.msg = "package(s) already absent"
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.yaml b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.yaml
index 0cef54ac08..090a72c20c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@
     msg: installed 1 package(s)
   mocks:
     run_command:
-    - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
+    - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
       environ: &env-def {environ_update: {LANGUAGE: C, LC_ALL: C}, check_rc: false}
       rc: 0
       out: ""
       err: ""
+    - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
+      environ: *env-def
+      rc: 0
+      out: ""
+      err: ""
     - command: [/testbin/opkg, install, zlib-dev]
       environ: *env-def
       rc: 0
@@ -42,6 +47,11 @@
     msg: package(s) already present
   mocks:
     run_command:
+    - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
+      environ: *env-def
+      rc: 0
+      out: ""
+      err: ""
     - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
       environ: *env-def
       rc: 0
@@ -57,6 +67,11 @@
     msg: installed 1 package(s)
   mocks:
     run_command:
+    - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
+      environ: *env-def
+      rc: 0
+      out: ""
+      err: ""
     - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
       environ: *env-def
       rc: 0
@@ -85,6 +100,11 @@
     msg: installed 1 package(s)
   mocks:
     run_command:
+    - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
+      environ: *env-def
+      rc: 0
+      out: ""
+      err: ""
     - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
       environ: *env-def
       rc: 0
@@ -115,6 +135,11 @@
     msg: installed 1 package(s)
   mocks:
     run_command:
+    - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
+      environ: *env-def
+      rc: 0
+      out: ""
+      err: ""
     - command: [/testbin/opkg, update]
       environ: *env-def
       rc: 0