diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index a9ae2477..e1b97f87 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index 715e8494..7b6ba173 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/http-client/Makefile b/http-client/Makefile
index 046639a8..0da9d805 100644
--- a/http-client/Makefile
+++ b/http-client/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/http-server/Makefile b/http-server/Makefile
index 581da4b5..bbd99e99 100644
--- a/http-server/Makefile
+++ b/http-server/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/logging/Makefile b/logging/Makefile
index 519c04c7..b5ab9363 100644
--- a/logging/Makefile
+++ b/logging/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/redis-streams/Makefile b/redis-streams/Makefile
index 6b2daeef..5ab00b4f 100644
--- a/redis-streams/Makefile
+++ b/redis-streams/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/redis/Makefile b/redis/Makefile
index e6be2da9..3ddb35fd 100644
--- a/redis/Makefile
+++ b/redis/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/redisgraph/Makefile b/redisgraph/Makefile
index d532d429..1212a499 100644
--- a/redisgraph/Makefile
+++ b/redisgraph/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/s3/Makefile b/s3/Makefile
index 23b3edf9..2c28f051 100644
--- a/s3/Makefile
+++ b/s3/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0
diff --git a/telnet/Makefile b/telnet/Makefile
index 7f561c86..868ae953 100644
--- a/telnet/Makefile
+++ b/telnet/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endef
 
 CAPABILITY_ID := $(call readvar,CAPABILITY_ID)
 NAME          := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].name')
+VERSION       := $(shell cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[].version')
 LIBNAME       := $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr '-' '_')
 VENDOR        := wasmCloud
 REVISION      ?= 0