diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 017d50aef3..54e7d0d574 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ man/man5
 man/man8
 pyenv
 vendor/pkg/
+version/version_autogen.go
diff --git a/api/client/hijack.go b/api/client/hijack.go
index 5b8a23c7ac..7908bd6ea5 100644
--- a/api/client/hijack.go
+++ b/api/client/hijack.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stdcopy"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/term"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 type tlsClientCon struct {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) hijackWithContentType(method, path, contentType string, se
 		req.Header.Set(k, v)
 	}
 
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Docker-Client/"+dockerversion.VERSION+" ("+runtime.GOOS+")")
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Docker-Client/"+version.VERSION+" ("+runtime.GOOS+")")
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", contentType)
 	req.Header.Set("Connection", "Upgrade")
 	req.Header.Set("Upgrade", "tcp")
diff --git a/api/client/utils.go b/api/client/utils.go
index 9eeb0eb045..590649b4df 100644
--- a/api/client/utils.go
+++ b/api/client/utils.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cliconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/signal"
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/term"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) clientRequest(method, path string, in io.Reader, headers m
 		req.Header.Set(k, v)
 	}
 
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Docker-Client/"+dockerversion.VERSION+" ("+runtime.GOOS+")")
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Docker-Client/"+version.VERSION+" ("+runtime.GOOS+")")
 	req.URL.Host = cli.addr
 	req.URL.Scheme = cli.scheme
 
diff --git a/api/client/version.go b/api/client/version.go
index 43cde71ec4..786857eade 100644
--- a/api/client/version.go
+++ b/api/client/version.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	Cli "github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	flag "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mflag"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 var versionTemplate = `Client:
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdVersion(args ...string) (err error) {
 
 	vd := versionData{
 		Client: types.Version{
-			Version:      dockerversion.VERSION,
+			Version:      version.VERSION,
 			APIVersion:   api.Version,
 			GoVersion:    runtime.Version(),
-			GitCommit:    dockerversion.GITCOMMIT,
-			BuildTime:    dockerversion.BUILDTIME,
+			GitCommit:    version.GITCOMMIT,
+			BuildTime:    version.BUILDTIME,
 			Os:           runtime.GOOS,
 			Arch:         runtime.GOARCH,
 			Experimental: utils.ExperimentalBuild(),
diff --git a/api/server/middleware.go b/api/server/middleware.go
index 7581adee58..718d8c3a8c 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware.go
+++ b/api/server/middleware.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httputils"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errors"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/version"
+	dockerversion "github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
diff --git a/api/server/router/local/info.go b/api/server/router/local/info.go
index 9b87f5ae7c..d916f4d9ff 100644
--- a/api/server/router/local/info.go
+++ b/api/server/router/local/info.go
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httputils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 func (s *router) getVersion(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
 	v := &types.Version{
-		Version:    dockerversion.VERSION,
+		Version:    version.VERSION,
 		APIVersion: api.Version,
-		GitCommit:  dockerversion.GITCOMMIT,
+		GitCommit:  version.GITCOMMIT,
 		GoVersion:  runtime.Version(),
 		Os:         runtime.GOOS,
 		Arch:       runtime.GOARCH,
-		BuildTime:  dockerversion.BUILDTIME,
+		BuildTime:  version.BUILDTIME,
 	}
 
 	version := httputils.VersionFromContext(ctx)
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index c94ea49b52..7fe4f60f1e 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	derr "github.com/docker/docker/errors"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/sysinfo"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/volume"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork"
 	nwconfig "github.com/docker/libnetwork/config"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func migrateIfDownlevel(driver graphdriver.Driver, root string) error {
 }
 
 func configureSysInit(config *Config, rootUID, rootGID int) (string, error) {
-	localCopy := filepath.Join(config.Root, "init", fmt.Sprintf("dockerinit-%s", dockerversion.VERSION))
+	localCopy := filepath.Join(config.Root, "init", fmt.Sprintf("dockerinit-%s", version.VERSION))
 	sysInitPath := utils.DockerInitPath(localCopy)
 	if sysInitPath == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Could not locate dockerinit: This usually means docker was built incorrectly. See https://docs.docker.com/project/set-up-dev-env/ for official build instructions.")
diff --git a/daemon/execdriver/windows/windows.go b/daemon/execdriver/windows/windows.go
index a1f4f48ae3..9e269c59ea 100644
--- a/daemon/execdriver/windows/windows.go
+++ b/daemon/execdriver/windows/windows.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 // This is a daemon development variable only and should not be
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var forceKill bool
 // Define name and version for windows
 var (
 	DriverName = "Windows 1854"
-	Version    = dockerversion.VERSION + " " + dockerversion.GITCOMMIT
+	Version    = version.VERSION + " " + version.GITCOMMIT
 )
 
 type activeContainer struct {
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go b/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go
index dbd3defd5c..23f9e48552 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/random"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"github.com/microsoft/hcsshim"
 )
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (d *Driver) RestoreCustomImages(tagger graphdriver.Tagger, recorder graphdr
 			img := &image.Image{
 				ID:            id,
 				Created:       imageData.CreatedTime,
-				DockerVersion: dockerversion.VERSION,
+				DockerVersion: version.VERSION,
 				Architecture:  runtime.GOARCH,
 				OS:            runtime.GOOS,
 				Size:          imageData.Size,
diff --git a/daemon/info.go b/daemon/info.go
index f977f69700..83be0f0eca 100644
--- a/daemon/info.go
+++ b/daemon/info.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 // SystemInfo returns information about the host server the daemon is running on.
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) SystemInfo() (*types.Info, error) {
 		OperatingSystem:    operatingSystem,
 		IndexServerAddress: registry.IndexServer,
 		RegistryConfig:     daemon.RegistryService.Config,
-		InitSha1:           dockerversion.INITSHA1,
+		InitSha1:           version.INITSHA1,
 		InitPath:           initPath,
 		NCPU:               runtime.NumCPU(),
 		MemTotal:           meminfo.MemTotal,
 		DockerRootDir:      daemon.config().Root,
 		Labels:             daemon.config().Labels,
 		ExperimentalBuild:  utils.ExperimentalBuild(),
-		ServerVersion:      dockerversion.VERSION,
+		ServerVersion:      version.VERSION,
 		ClusterStore:       daemon.config().ClusterStore,
 		ClusterAdvertise:   daemon.config().ClusterAdvertise,
 	}
diff --git a/docker/daemon.go b/docker/daemon.go
index fb68e70544..d97986a5fb 100644
--- a/docker/daemon.go
+++ b/docker/daemon.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/uuid"
 	apiserver "github.com/docker/docker/api/server"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cliconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon"
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 const daemonUsage = "       docker daemon [ --help | ... ]\n"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (cli *DaemonCli) CmdDaemon(args ...string) error {
 
 	serverConfig := &apiserver.Config{
 		Logging: true,
-		Version: dockerversion.VERSION,
+		Version: version.VERSION,
 	}
 	serverConfig = setPlatformServerConfig(serverConfig, cli.Config)
 
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ func (cli *DaemonCli) CmdDaemon(args ...string) error {
 	logrus.Info("Daemon has completed initialization")
 
 	logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"version":     dockerversion.VERSION,
-		"commit":      dockerversion.GITCOMMIT,
+		"version":     version.VERSION,
+		"commit":      version.GITCOMMIT,
 		"execdriver":  d.ExecutionDriver().Name(),
 		"graphdriver": d.GraphDriver().String(),
 	}).Info("Docker daemon")
diff --git a/docker/docker.go b/docker/docker.go
index 4795b8046d..90b1e9e4e0 100644
--- a/docker/docker.go
+++ b/docker/docker.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/client"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	flag "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mflag"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/reexec"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/term"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ func main() {
 
 func showVersion() {
 	if utils.ExperimentalBuild() {
-		fmt.Printf("Docker version %s, build %s, experimental\n", dockerversion.VERSION, dockerversion.GITCOMMIT)
+		fmt.Printf("Docker version %s, build %s, experimental\n", version.VERSION, version.GITCOMMIT)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("Docker version %s, build %s\n", dockerversion.VERSION, dockerversion.GITCOMMIT)
+		fmt.Printf("Docker version %s, build %s\n", version.VERSION, version.GITCOMMIT)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/graph/graph.go b/graph/graph.go
index ce84c0c348..8f77f8f6aa 100644
--- a/graph/graph.go
+++ b/graph/graph.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/truncindex"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"github.com/vbatts/tar-split/tar/asm"
 	"github.com/vbatts/tar-split/tar/storage"
 )
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (graph *Graph) Create(layerData io.Reader, containerID, containerImage, com
 		ID:            stringid.GenerateRandomID(),
 		Comment:       comment,
 		Created:       time.Now().UTC(),
-		DockerVersion: dockerversion.VERSION,
+		DockerVersion: version.VERSION,
 		Author:        author,
 		Config:        config,
 		Architecture:  runtime.GOARCH,
diff --git a/graph/graph_test.go b/graph/graph_test.go
index 79c2d099a0..ed907440f1 100644
--- a/graph/graph_test.go
+++ b/graph/graph_test.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 func TestMount(t *testing.T) {
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ func TestGraphCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	if img.Comment != "Testing" {
 		t.Fatalf("Wrong comment: should be '%s', not '%s'", "Testing", img.Comment)
 	}
-	if img.DockerVersion != dockerversion.VERSION {
-		t.Fatalf("Wrong docker_version: should be '%s', not '%s'", dockerversion.VERSION, img.DockerVersion)
+	if img.DockerVersion != version.VERSION {
+		t.Fatalf("Wrong docker_version: should be '%s', not '%s'", version.VERSION, img.DockerVersion)
 	}
 	images := graph.Map()
 	if l := len(images); l != 1 {
diff --git a/hack/make.sh b/hack/make.sh
index c7318953b4..854121d17f 100755
--- a/hack/make.sh
+++ b/hack/make.sh
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fi
 EXTLDFLAGS_STATIC='-static'
 # ORIG_BUILDFLAGS is necessary for the cross target which cannot always build
 # with options like -race.
-ORIG_BUILDFLAGS=( -a -tags "netgo static_build sqlite_omit_load_extension $DOCKER_BUILDTAGS" -installsuffix netgo )
+ORIG_BUILDFLAGS=( -a -tags "autogen netgo static_build sqlite_omit_load_extension $DOCKER_BUILDTAGS" -installsuffix netgo )
 # see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/9369#issuecomment-69864440 for why -installsuffix is necessary here
 BUILDFLAGS=( $BUILDFLAGS "${ORIG_BUILDFLAGS[@]}" )
 # Test timeout.
diff --git a/hack/make/.go-autogen b/hack/make/.go-autogen
index 52e2f571d8..434976ad94 100644
--- a/hack/make/.go-autogen
+++ b/hack/make/.go-autogen
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 rm -rf autogen
 
-mkdir -p autogen/dockerversion
-cat > autogen/dockerversion/dockerversion.go <<DVEOF
-// AUTOGENERATED FILE; see $BASH_SOURCE
-package dockerversion
+cat > version/version_autogen.go <<DVEOF
+// +build autogen
+// Package version is auto-generated at build-time
+package version
 
-var (
+// Default build-time variable for library-import.
+// This file is overridden on build with build-time informations.
+const (
 	GITCOMMIT string = "$GITCOMMIT"
 	VERSION   string = "$VERSION"
 	BUILDTIME string = "$BUILDTIME"
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ var (
 	INITSHA1  string = "$DOCKER_INITSHA1"
 	INITPATH  string = "$DOCKER_INITPATH"
 )
+// AUTOGENERATED FILE; see $BASH_SOURCE
 DVEOF
 
 # Compile the Windows resources into the sources
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go
index 69bf6b1552..e148b7af79 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/integration/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetVersion(c *check.C) {
 
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &v), checker.IsNil)
 
-	c.Assert(v.Version, checker.Equals, dockerversion.VERSION, check.Commentf("Version mismatch"))
+	c.Assert(v.Version, checker.Equals, version.VERSION, check.Commentf("Version mismatch"))
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_config_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_config_test.go
index 8c66c7b53e..106533b5d0 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_config_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_config_test.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/homedir"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/integration/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestConfigHttpHeader(c *check.C) {
 
 	c.Assert(headers["User-Agent"], checker.NotNil, check.Commentf("Missing User-Agent"))
 
-	c.Assert(headers["User-Agent"][0], checker.Equals, "Docker-Client/"+dockerversion.VERSION+" ("+runtime.GOOS+")", check.Commentf("Badly formatted User-Agent,out:%v", out))
+	c.Assert(headers["User-Agent"][0], checker.Equals, "Docker-Client/"+version.VERSION+" ("+runtime.GOOS+")", check.Commentf("Badly formatted User-Agent,out:%v", out))
 
 	c.Assert(headers["Myheader"], checker.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(headers["Myheader"][0], checker.Equals, "MyValue", check.Commentf("Missing/bad header,out:%v", out))
diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 389bd959df..1631023567 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/api/v2"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/client"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/client/transport"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/useragent"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ var dockerUserAgent string
 
 func init() {
 	httpVersion := make([]useragent.VersionInfo, 0, 6)
-	httpVersion = append(httpVersion, useragent.VersionInfo{"docker", dockerversion.VERSION})
+	httpVersion = append(httpVersion, useragent.VersionInfo{"docker", version.VERSION})
 	httpVersion = append(httpVersion, useragent.VersionInfo{"go", runtime.Version()})
-	httpVersion = append(httpVersion, useragent.VersionInfo{"git-commit", dockerversion.GITCOMMIT})
+	httpVersion = append(httpVersion, useragent.VersionInfo{"git-commit", version.GITCOMMIT})
 	if kernelVersion, err := kernel.GetKernelVersion(); err == nil {
 		httpVersion = append(httpVersion, useragent.VersionInfo{"kernel", kernelVersion.String()})
 	}
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index a17ab9dcea..a1928fe593 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/api/errcode"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/version"
 )
 
 // SelfPath figures out the absolute path of our own binary (if it's still around).
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func isValidDockerInitPath(target string, selfPath string) bool { // target and
 	if target == "" {
 		return false
 	}
-	if dockerversion.IAMSTATIC == "true" {
+	if version.IAMSTATIC == "true" {
 		if selfPath == "" {
 			return false
 		}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func isValidDockerInitPath(target string, selfPath string) bool { // target and
 		}
 		return os.SameFile(targetFileInfo, selfPathFileInfo)
 	}
-	return dockerversion.INITSHA1 != "" && dockerInitSha1(target) == dockerversion.INITSHA1
+	return version.INITSHA1 != "" && dockerInitSha1(target) == version.INITSHA1
 }
 
 // DockerInitPath figures out the path of our dockerinit (which may be SelfPath())
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func DockerInitPath(localCopy string) string {
 	}
 	var possibleInits = []string{
 		localCopy,
-		dockerversion.INITPATH,
+		version.INITPATH,
 		filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(selfPath), "dockerinit"),
 
 		// FHS 3.0 Draft: "/usr/libexec includes internal binaries that are not intended to be executed directly by users or shell scripts. Applications may use a single subdirectory under /usr/libexec."
diff --git a/version/version_lib.go b/version/version_lib.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b44cd2c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version/version_lib.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// +build !autogen
+
+// Package version is auto-generated at build-time
+package version
+
+// Default build-time variable for library-import.
+// This file is overridden on build with build-time informations.
+const (
+	GITCOMMIT string = "library-import"
+	VERSION   string = "library-import"
+	BUILDTIME string = "library-import"
+
+	IAMSTATIC string = "library-import"
+	INITSHA1  string = "library-import"
+	INITPATH  string = "library-import"
+)