diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/Contracts/VersionRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/Contracts/VersionRequest.cs
index 96a1808c..ed7ab358 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/Contracts/VersionRequest.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/Contracts/VersionRequest.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting.Contracts
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines a message that is sent from the client to request
+    /// the version of the server.
+    /// </summary>
     public class VersionRequest
     {
         public static readonly
-           RequestType<string, string> Type =
-           RequestType<string, string>.Create("version");
+           RequestType<object, string> Type =
+           RequestType<object, string>.Create("version");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/ServiceHost.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/ServiceHost.cs
index 46fc1db5..1270982f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/ServiceHost.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Hosting/ServiceHost.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting
 
         private readonly List<InitializeCallback> initializeCallbacks;
 
-        private static Version _serviceServion = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Version;
+        private static readonly Version serviceVersion = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Version;
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -153,12 +153,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting
                 });
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles the version request. Sends back the server version as result.
+        /// </summary>
         private static async Task HandleVersionRequest(
-          string workspaceSymbolParams,
+          object versionRequestParams,
           RequestContext<string> requestContext)
         {
             Logger.Write(LogLevel.Verbose, "HandleVersionRequest");
-            await requestContext.SendResult(_serviceServion.ToString());
+            await requestContext.SendResult(serviceVersion.ToString());
         }
 
         #endregion