diff --git a/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js b/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js
index 4b210e42754d..1f70bb3f2706 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const debug = require('debug')('cypress:server:plugins:child')
 const Promise = require('bluebird')
 const tsnode = require('ts-node')
 const resolve = require('resolve')
-const pkg = require('@packages/root')
 
 const errors = require('../../errors')
 const preprocessor = require('./preprocessor')
@@ -227,8 +226,6 @@ module.exports = (ipc, pluginsFile, projectRoot) => {
   }
 
   ipc.on('load', (config) => {
-    config.version = pkg.version
-
     debug('plugins load file "%s"', pluginsFile)
     debug('passing config %o', config)
     load(ipc, config, pluginsFile)
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/plugins/index.js b/packages/server/lib/plugins/index.js
index 895f67af38eb..f40cf579b0c0 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/plugins/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/plugins/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const debug = require('debug')('cypress:server:plugins')
 const Promise = require('bluebird')
 const errors = require('../errors')
 const util = require('./util')
+const pkg = require('@packages/root')
 
 let pluginsProcess = null
 let registeredEvents = {}
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ const init = (config, options) => {
     _.extend(config, {
       projectRoot: options.projectRoot,
       configFile: options.configFile,
+      version: pkg.version,
     })
 
     ipc.send('load', config)