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In MySQL 5.7, if you execute the query from Tom Mac’s answer, you will get the following error:

ERROR 3167 (HY000): The ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_VARIABLES’ feature is disabled; see the documentation for ‘show_compatibility_56’

You should query performance_schema instead. Run the following:

SELECT variable_value FROM performance_schema.session_variables WHERE upper(variable_name) = 'BINLOG_FORMAT';