diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.cmd b/scripts/bootstrap.cmd
index e81a08599..3c3371871 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.cmd
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.cmd
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ xcopy /s /q "%DNX_ROOT%" "%STAGE2_DIR%\dnx\"
 REM Copy the dotnet-restore script
 copy "%~dp0dotnet-restore.cmd" "%STAGE2_DIR%\dotnet-restore.cmd"
 
-REM Stamp the output with the commit metadata
-git rev-parse HEAD > %STAGE2_DIR%/commit
-
-
 REM Smoke-test the output
 set PATH=%STAGE2_DIR%;%START_PATH%
 
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 8536342ca..6cb65fdea 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ cp -R $DNX_ROOT $STAGE2_DIR/dnx
 cp $DIR/dotnet-restore.sh $STAGE2_DIR/dotnet-restore
 chmod a+x $STAGE2_DIR/dotnet-restore
 
-# Stamp the output with the commit metadata
-COMMIT_ID=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-echo $COMMIT_ID > $STAGE2_DIR/commit
-
 # Smoke-test the output
 banner "Testing stage2 ..."
 export PATH=$STAGE2_DIR:$START_PATH
diff --git a/scripts/package.ps1 b/scripts/package.ps1
index 20050e7bd..6d66a4e29 100644
--- a/scripts/package.ps1
+++ b/scripts/package.ps1
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ if(![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION)) {
     $PackageVersion = "0.0.1-alpha-t$Timestamp"
 }
 
+# Stamp the output with the commit metadata and version number
+$Commit = git rev-parse HEAD
+
+@"
+$Commit
+$PackageVersion
+"@.Trim() > "$Stage2Dir/.version"
+
 $PackageName = Join-Path $PackageDir "dotnet-win-x64.$PackageVersion.zip"
 
 if (Test-Path $PackageName)
diff --git a/scripts/package.sh b/scripts/package.sh
index d669247cc..34d1920e9 100755
--- a/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/package.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-
 SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
   DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
@@ -8,6 +7,13 @@ while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symli
   [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
 done
 DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+REPOROOT="$( cd -P "$DIR/.." && pwd )"
+
+source "$DIR/_common.sh"
+
+OUTPUT_ROOT=$REPOROOT/artifacts/$RID
+STAGE2_DIR=$OUTPUT_ROOT/stage2
+
 echo "Starting packaging"
 
 if [ -z "$DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION" ]; then
@@ -16,6 +22,9 @@ if [ -z "$DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION" ]; then
     echo "Version: $DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION"
 fi
 
+COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+echo "$COMMIT\n$DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION" > $STAGE2_DIR/.version
+
 # Create Dnvm Package
 $DIR/package-dnvm.sh
 
diff --git a/scripts/publish.ps1 b/scripts/publish.ps1
index cd5c6be71..1211d8936 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.ps1
+++ b/scripts/publish.ps1
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ function UploadBinaries($zipFile)
         return -1
     }
 
+    # update the version file
+    $versionFile = Convert-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot\..\artifacts\win7-x64\stage2\.version)
+    $Version_URI = "https://$env:STORAGE_ACCOUNT.blob.core.windows.net/$env:STORAGE_CONTAINER/$env:CHANNEL/dnvm/latest.win.version$env:SASTOKEN"
+
+    if(-Not (UploadFile $Version_URI $versionFile))
+    {
+        return -1
+    }
+
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 3e7b0209b..9b8460ba0 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symli
   [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
 done
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+REPOROOT="$( cd -P "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd )"
 
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/_common.sh"
 
@@ -139,8 +140,15 @@ upload_binaries_to_blob_storage(){
     # update the index file
     local indexContent="Binaries/$DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION/$filename"
     local indexfile="latest.$OSNAME.index"
-    local update_URL="https://$STORAGE_ACCOUNT.blob.core.windows.net/$STORAGE_CONTAINER/$CHANNEL/dnvm/$indexfile$SASTOKEN"
-    update_file_in_blob_storage $update_URL $indexfile $indexContent
+    local index_URL="https://$STORAGE_ACCOUNT.blob.core.windows.net/$STORAGE_CONTAINER/$CHANNEL/dnvm/$indexfile$SASTOKEN"
+    update_file_in_blob_storage $index_URL $indexfile $indexContent
+
+    # update the version file
+    local versionContent = $(cat $REPOROOT/artifacts/$RID/stage2/.version)
+    local versionfile="latest.$OSNAME.version"
+    local version_URL="https://$STORAGE_ACCOUNT.blob.core.windows.net/$STORAGE_CONTAINER/$CHANNEL/dnvm/$versionfile$SASTOKEN"
+    update_file_in_blob_storage $version_URL $versionfile $versionContent
+
     return $?
 }