diff --git a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi
index 743017d02..74cefe5fe 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi
+++ b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi
@@ -1814,6 +1814,7 @@ class PyRepository:
     async def inspect_snapshot_async(
         self, snapshot_id: str, *, pretty: bool = True
     ) -> str: ...
+    @property
     def spec_version(self) -> int: ...
 
 class PySession:
diff --git a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py
index e8f79752d..9d0c02456 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py
+++ b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py
@@ -1656,5 +1656,6 @@ async def inspect_snapshot_async(
     ) -> str:
         return await self._repository.inspect_snapshot_async(snapshot_id, pretty=pretty)
 
+    @property
     def spec_version(self) -> int:
-        return self._repository.spec_version()
+        return self._repository.spec_version
diff --git a/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs b/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs
index 893791325..1f4f1b2ca 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs
+++ b/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs
@@ -2306,6 +2306,7 @@ impl PyRepository {
         })
     }
 
+    #[getter]
     fn spec_version(&self) -> u8 {
         pyo3_async_runtimes::tokio::get_runtime().block_on(async move {
             let repo = self.0.read().await;
diff --git a/icechunk-python/tests/test_migration.py b/icechunk-python/tests/test_migration.py
index 09e361699..26ee90342 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/tests/test_migration.py
+++ b/icechunk-python/tests/test_migration.py
@@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ def test_migration_1_to_2_dry_run(tmpdir: Path) -> None:
     shutil.copytree("tests/data/test-repo-v1", tmpdir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
     storage = ic.local_filesystem_storage(str(tmpdir))
     repo = ic.Repository.open(storage)
-    assert repo.spec_version() == 1
+    assert repo.spec_version == 1
 
     # running by default with dry_run=True
     ic.upgrade_icechunk_repository(repo)
 
     repo = ic.Repository.open(storage)
-    assert repo.spec_version() == 1
+    assert repo.spec_version == 1
 
     # running with explicit dry_run=True
     ic.upgrade_icechunk_repository(repo, dry_run=True)
     repo = ic.Repository.open(storage)
-    assert repo.spec_version() == 1
+    assert repo.spec_version == 1
 
 
 def test_migration_1_to_2(tmpdir: Path) -> None:
     shutil.copytree("tests/data/test-repo-v1", tmpdir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
     storage = ic.local_filesystem_storage(str(tmpdir))
     repo = ic.Repository.open(storage)
-    assert repo.spec_version() == 1
+    assert repo.spec_version == 1
 
     ic.upgrade_icechunk_repository(repo, dry_run=False)
     repo = ic.Repository.open(storage)
-    assert repo.spec_version() == 2
+    assert repo.spec_version == 2
diff --git a/icechunk-python/tests/test_spec_versions.py b/icechunk-python/tests/test_spec_versions.py
index b9b1b445f..b5c8a04e6 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/tests/test_spec_versions.py
+++ b/icechunk-python/tests/test_spec_versions.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 def test_create_repo_with_spec_version_2() -> None:
     storage = ic.in_memory_storage()
     ic.Repository.create(storage, spec_version=2)
-    assert ic.Repository.open(storage).spec_version() == 2
+    assert ic.Repository.open(storage).spec_version == 2
 
 
 def test_create_repo_with_spec_version_1() -> None:
     storage = ic.in_memory_storage()
     ic.Repository.create(storage, spec_version=1)
-    assert ic.Repository.open(storage).spec_version() == 1
+    assert ic.Repository.open(storage).spec_version == 1
 
 
 def test_cannot_amend_with_spec_version_1() -> None: