diff --git a/src/poetry/console/application.py b/src/poetry/console/application.py
index d6d41383cf6..fd72a30a312 100644
--- a/src/poetry/console/application.py
+++ b/src/poetry/console/application.py
@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ def _load_plugins(self, io: IO) -> None:
         if self._plugins_loaded:
             return
 
-        self._disable_plugins = io.input.has_parameter_option("--no-plugins")
+        self._disable_plugins = io.input.has_parameter_option(
+            "--no-plugins"
+        ) or io.input.has_parameter_option(["--version", "-V"], only_params=True)
 
         if not self._disable_plugins:
             from poetry.plugins.application_plugin import ApplicationPlugin
diff --git a/tests/console/test_application.py b/tests/console/test_application.py
index 2fc8546bb3c..f0e380e482e 100644
--- a/tests/console/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/console/test_application.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from poetry.console.application import Application
 from poetry.console.commands.command import Command
 from poetry.plugins.application_plugin import ApplicationPlugin
+from poetry.plugins.plugin_manager import PluginManager
 from poetry.plugins.plugin_manager import ProjectPluginCache
 from poetry.repositories.cached_repository import CachedRepository
 from poetry.utils.authenticator import Authenticator
@@ -73,6 +74,31 @@ def test_application_with_plugins_disabled(with_add_command_plugin: None) -> Non
     assert tester.status_code == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("version_option", ["--version", "-V"])
+def test_application_version_does_not_load_plugins(
+    version_option: str, mocker: MockerFixture
+) -> None:
+    load_plugins = mocker.spy(PluginManager, "load_plugins")
+    tester = ApplicationTester(Application())
+
+    tester.execute(version_option)
+
+    load_plugins.assert_not_called()
+    assert tester.status_code == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("command", ["run python -V", "run -- python -V"])
+def test_application_subcommand_version_loads_plugins(
+    command: str, mocker: MockerFixture
+) -> None:
+    load_plugins = mocker.spy(PluginManager, "load_plugins")
+    tester = ApplicationTester(Application())
+
+    tester.execute(command)
+
+    load_plugins.assert_called_once()
+
+
 def test_application_execute_plugin_command(with_add_command_plugin: None) -> None:
     app = Application()