diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_glue_job.go b/aws/resource_aws_glue_job.go
index 796765888193..5c9b111aef4f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_glue_job.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_glue_job.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func resourceAwsGlueJob() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 			},
+			"glue_version": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
 			"execution_property": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeList,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -155,6 +159,10 @@ func resourceAwsGlueJobCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		input.Description = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("glue_version"); ok {
+		input.GlueVersion = aws.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("execution_property"); ok {
 		input.ExecutionProperty = expandGlueExecutionProperty(v.([]interface{}))
 	}
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ func resourceAwsGlueJobRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting default_arguments: %s", err)
 	}
 	d.Set("description", job.Description)
+	d.Set("glue_version", job.GlueVersion)
 	if err := d.Set("execution_property", flattenGlueExecutionProperty(job.ExecutionProperty)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting execution_property: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -267,6 +276,10 @@ func resourceAwsGlueJobUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		jobUpdate.Description = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("glue_version"); ok {
+		jobUpdate.GlueVersion = aws.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("execution_property"); ok {
 		jobUpdate.ExecutionProperty = expandGlueExecutionProperty(v.([]interface{}))
 	}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_glue_job_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_glue_job_test.go
index b9aedb3b160f..b5d4d6a56c8c 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_glue_job_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_glue_job_test.go
@@ -233,6 +233,40 @@ func TestAccAWSGlueJob_Description(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSGlueJob_GlueVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	var job glue.Job
+
+	rName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-test-%s", acctest.RandString(5))
+	resourceName := "aws_glue_job.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSGlueJobDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSGlueJobConfig_GlueVersion(rName, "0.9"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSGlueJobExists(resourceName, &job),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "glue_version", "0.9"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSGlueJobConfig_GlueVersion(rName, "1.0"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSGlueJobExists(resourceName, &job),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "glue_version", "1.0"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccAWSGlueJob_ExecutionProperty(t *testing.T) {
 	var job glue.Job
 
@@ -645,6 +679,25 @@ resource "aws_glue_job" "test" {
 `, testAccAWSGlueJobConfig_Base(rName), description, rName)
 }
 
+func testAccAWSGlueJobConfig_GlueVersion(rName, glueVersion string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+%s
+
+resource "aws_glue_job" "test" {
+  glue_version       = "%s"
+  name               = "%s"
+  role_arn           = "${aws_iam_role.test.arn}"
+  allocated_capacity = 10
+
+  command {
+    script_location = "testscriptlocation"
+  }
+
+  depends_on = ["aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.test"]
+}
+`, testAccAWSGlueJobConfig_Base(rName), glueVersion, rName)
+}
+
 func testAccAWSGlueJobConfig_ExecutionProperty(rName string, maxConcurrentRuns int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 %s
diff --git a/website/docs/r/glue_job.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/glue_job.html.markdown
index af6b630e81c4..a1935d3890d6 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/glue_job.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/glue_job.html.markdown
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ be removed in future releases, please use `max_capacity` instead.
 * `role_arn` – (Required) The ARN of the IAM role associated with this job.
 * `timeout` – (Optional) The job timeout in minutes. The default is 2880 minutes (48 hours).
 * `security_configuration` - (Optional) The name of the Security Configuration to be associated with the job.
-
+* `glue_version` - (Optional) The version of glue to use, for example "1.0".  For information about available versionse see [AWS Glue Release Notes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/release-notes.html).
+  
 ### command Argument Reference
 
 * `name` - (Optional) The name of the job command. Defaults to `glueetl`