diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
index 1c3ce8397..1a39e9bcb 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
 # get certbot version
-cb_installed=$(snap info certbot | grep -oP 'installed:\s+\K\d+.\d+.\d(?=-)')
+cb_installed=$(grep -oP 'installed:\s+\K\d+.\d+.\d(?=-)' $SNAP/certbot-version/certbot)
 # get required certbot version for plugin
 cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)
 
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 7d7812a52..a306bb0c4 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ slots:
     content: certbot-1
     read:
       - $SNAP/lib/python3.8/site-packages
+
+hooks:
+  post-refresh:
+    plugs:
+      certbot-version:
+        interface: content
+        content: version-1
+        target: $SNAP/certbot-version
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 14c1fc9e7..730010934 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -90,3 +90,9 @@ plugs:
     interface: content
     content: certbot-1
     target: $SNAP/certbot-plugin
+
+slots:
+  version:
+    interface: content
+    content: version-1
+    read: $SNAP/bin/certbot
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