diff --git a/provisioner/ansible-local/version/version.go b/provisioner/ansible-local/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccdb3cf17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/ansible-local/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var AnsibleLocalPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	AnsibleLocalPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible/version/version.go b/provisioner/ansible/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f00378d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/ansible/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var AnsiblePluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	AnsiblePluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/azure-dtlartifact/version/version.go b/provisioner/azure-dtlartifact/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ceb8c7e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/azure-dtlartifact/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var AzureDTLPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	AzureDTLPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/breakpoint/version/version.go b/provisioner/breakpoint/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22916700b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/breakpoint/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var BreakpointPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	BreakpointPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/chef-client/version/version.go b/provisioner/chef-client/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4f45326c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/chef-client/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var ChefClientPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	ChefClientPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/chef-solo/version/version.go b/provisioner/chef-solo/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d6f43d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/chef-solo/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var ChefSoloPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	ChefSoloPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/converge/version/version.go b/provisioner/converge/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff591a8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/converge/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var ConvergePluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	ConvergePluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/file/version/version.go b/provisioner/file/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c96acb65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/file/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var FileProvisionerVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	FileProvisionerVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/inspec/version/version.go b/provisioner/inspec/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d28ff6921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/inspec/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var InspecPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	InspecPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/version/version.go b/provisioner/powershell/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72593e041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var PowershellPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	PowershellPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/puppet-masterless/version/version.go b/provisioner/puppet-masterless/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32ac77f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/puppet-masterless/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var PuppetMasterlessPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	PuppetMasterlessPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/puppet-server/version/version.go b/provisioner/puppet-server/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64a059562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/puppet-server/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var PuppetServerPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	PuppetServerPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/salt-masterless/version/version.go b/provisioner/salt-masterless/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e413dde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/salt-masterless/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var SaltPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	SaltPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/shell-local/version/version.go b/provisioner/shell-local/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..471e2a7b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/shell-local/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var ShellLocalProvisionerVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	ShellLocalProvisionerVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/shell/version/version.go b/provisioner/shell/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e206437c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/shell/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var ShellPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	ShellPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/sleep/version/version.go b/provisioner/sleep/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..136d95775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/sleep/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var SleepProvisionerVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	SleepProvisionerVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/windows-restart/version/version.go b/provisioner/windows-restart/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..377ec5a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/windows-restart/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var WindowsRestartPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	WindowsRestartPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/windows-shell/version/version.go b/provisioner/windows-shell/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..880f131bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/windows-shell/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/version"
+	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
+)
+
+var WindowsShellPluginVersion *version.PluginVersion
+
+func init() {
+	WindowsShellPluginVersion = version.InitializePluginVersion(
+		packerVersion.Version, packerVersion.VersionPrerelease)
+}