diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a504ec66..354a7cbc4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ generate::
 	go generate ./pkg/codegen/docs/
 
 build::
-	go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${PROJECT}
+	go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${PROJECT}
 
 install::
-	GOBIN=$(PULUMI_BIN) go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${PROJECT}
+	GOBIN=$(PULUMI_BIN) go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${PROJECT}
 
 dist::
-	go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${PROJECT}
+	go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${PROJECT}
 
 lint::
 	for DIR in "examples" "pkg" "sdk" "tests" ; do \
diff --git a/build.proj b/build.proj
index c1622837e..47e01cadb 100644
--- a/build.proj
+++ b/build.proj
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <DotNetPackagesToBuild Include="github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/dotnet/cmd/pulumi-language-dotnet" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(DotNetPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(DotNetPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="DotNetInstallPlugin">
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <Exec Command="&quot;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\scripts\get-version.cmd&quot;" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
       <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="Version" />
     </Exec>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(DotNetPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(DotNetPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
       EnvironmentVariables="GOBIN=$(PulumiBin)"/>
   </Target>
   
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <GoPackagesToBuild Include="github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/pulumi-language-go" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(GoPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(GoPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="GoInstallPlugin">
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     <Exec Command="&quot;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\scripts\get-version.cmd&quot;" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
       <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="Version" />
     </Exec>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(GoPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(GoPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
           EnvironmentVariables="GOBIN=$(PulumiBin)"/>
   </Target>
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <NodeJSPackagesToBuild Include="github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/nodejs/cmd/pulumi-language-nodejs" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(NodeJSPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(NodeJSPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="NodeJSInstallPlugin">
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     <Exec Command="&quot;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\scripts\get-version.cmd&quot;" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
       <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="Version" />
     </Exec>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(NodeJSPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(NodeJSPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
           EnvironmentVariables="GOBIN=$(PulumiBin)"/>
   </Target>
   
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <PythonPackagesToBuild Include="github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/python/cmd/pulumi-language-python" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(PythonPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(PythonPackagesToBuild.Identity)" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="PythonInstallPlugin">
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     <Exec Command="&quot;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\scripts\get-version.cmd&quot;" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
       <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="Version" />
     </Exec>
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(PythonPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(PythonPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
           EnvironmentVariables="GOBIN=$(PulumiBin)"/>
   </Target>
   
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="Version" />
     </Exec>
 
-    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(PulumiPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
+    <Exec Command="go install -ldflags &quot;-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$(Version)&quot; %(PulumiPackagesToBuild.Identity)"
        EnvironmentVariables="GOBIN=$(PulumiBin)"/>
   </Target>
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bd13f31dc..94eab481d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/cmd"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/contract"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 )
 
 func panicHandler() {
diff --git a/pkg/backend/httpstate/client/api.go b/pkg/backend/httpstate/client/api.go
index 0408b8de1..d67b08961 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/httpstate/client/api.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/httpstate/client/api.go
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/util/tracing"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/apitype"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/contract"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/httputil"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/logging"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/backend/snapshot.go b/pkg/backend/snapshot.go
index 9eb0cbf42..72161d299 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/snapshot.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/engine"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/resource/deploy"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/secrets"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/resource"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/contract"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/logging"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 )
 
 // SnapshotPersister is an interface implemented by our backends that implements snapshot
diff --git a/pkg/backend/snapshot_test.go b/pkg/backend/snapshot_test.go
index 4a0928e74..992acaa0f 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/snapshot_test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/resource/deploy"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/secrets"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/secrets/b64"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/resource"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/tokens"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 )
 
 type MockRegisterResourceEvent struct {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pulumi.go b/pkg/cmd/pulumi.go
index bf22fd2c9..9f4a3ea9e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pulumi.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pulumi.go
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/backend/filestate"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/backend/httpstate"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/backend/httpstate/client"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/diag"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/diag/colors"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/contract"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/httputil"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/logging"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/workspace"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/version.go b/pkg/cmd/version.go
index d5d317477..44c663e9f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/version.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/version.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/util/cmdutil"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/resource/deploy/plan_test.go b/pkg/resource/deploy/plan_test.go
index 3c3e21b8d..9d07b7462 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/deploy/plan_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/deploy/plan_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/secrets/b64"
 
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/resource"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/resource/plugin"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/tokens"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/resource/edit/operations_test.go b/pkg/resource/edit/operations_test.go
index 000281c7f..0a264266f 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/edit/operations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/edit/operations_test.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/resource/deploy"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/resource/deploy/providers"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/resource"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/tokens"
-	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d17f3874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2016-2018, Pulumi Corporation.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package version
+
+// Version is initialized by the Go linker to contain the semver of this build.
+var Version string
diff --git a/scripts/make_release.ps1 b/scripts/make_release.ps1
index 5ffe863f5..90383a4bb 100644
--- a/scripts/make_release.ps1
+++ b/scripts/make_release.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $PublishTargets = @($GitHash, $Version, $Branch)
 function RunGoBuild($goPackage) {
     $binRoot = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$PublishDir\bin"
     $outputName = Split-Path -Leaf $(go list -f "{{.Target}}" $goPackage)
-    go build -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=$Version" -o "$binRoot\$outputName" $goPackage
+    go build -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=$Version" -o "$binRoot\$outputName" $goPackage
 }
 
 function CopyPackage($pathToModule, $moduleName) {
diff --git a/scripts/make_release.sh b/scripts/make_release.sh
index 829baf741..ca442a1a4 100755
--- a/scripts/make_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/make_release.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ run_go_build() {
 
     mkdir -p "${PUBDIR}/bin"
     go build \
-       -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/go/common/version.Version=${VERSION}" \
+       -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/version.Version=${VERSION}" \
        -o "${PUBDIR}/bin/${output_name}${bin_suffix}" \
        "$1"
 }