diff --git a/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py
index 7f9343218c..e69b03e4e8 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/view/__init__.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ def versions(self) -> list[ViewVersion]:
         """Get the versions of this view."""
         return self.metadata.versions
 
-    def version(self, version_id: int) -> ViewVersion:
-        """Get the version in this view by ID."""
-        return next(version for version in self.metadata.versions if version.version_id == version_id)
+    def version(self, version_id: int) -> ViewVersion | None:
+        """Get the version in this view by ID, or None if the ID cannot be found."""
+        return next((version for version in self.metadata.versions if version.version_id == version_id), None)
 
     def history(self) -> list[ViewHistoryEntry]:
         """Get the version of this history view."""
diff --git a/tests/test_view.py b/tests/test_view.py
index 2c4f00192d..00f8f24bbf 100644
--- a/tests/test_view.py
+++ b/tests/test_view.py
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ def test_view_versions_multiple(example_view_metadata_v1_multiple_versions: dict
 
 
 def test_view_version_unknown_id(view: View) -> None:
-    with pytest.raises(StopIteration):
-        view.version(999)
+    assert not view.version(999)
 
 
 def test_view_sql_for_unknown_dialect(view: View) -> None: