diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj b/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj
index a7ec57544..0499f1427 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
         <PluginApiVersion>1</PluginApiVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!--Used to embed the above PluginApiVersion property into the assembly as metadata-->
+        <AssemblyMetadata Include="PluginApiVersion" Value="$(PluginApiVersion)" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Artemis.Storage\Artemis.Storage.csproj"/>
         <ProjectReference Condition="'$(BuildingNuget)' == 'True'" Update="..\Artemis.Storage\Artemis.Storage.csproj" PrivateAssets="All"/>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs
index e57b947e4..f465f118e 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Artemis.Core.JsonConverters;
 using Artemis.Core.Services;
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ public static class Constants
     /// <summary>
     ///     The current API version for plugins
     /// </summary>
-    public static readonly int PluginApiVersion = CoreAssembly.GetName().Version.Major;
+    public static readonly int PluginApiVersion = int.Parse(CoreAssembly.GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>()
+                                                              .First(a => a.Key == "PluginApiVersion").Value);
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     The plugin info used by core components of Artemis