diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
index 8947c96bb..4e91ca9a9 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
+cb_version="$(snapctl get internal-certbot-version)"
+cb_version_2="$(snapctl get internal-certbot-version-2)"
+
+echo "post cb_version $cb_version"
+echo "post cb_version_2 $cb_version_2"
+
 # get certbot version
-cb_installed="$(snapctl get cb-installed)"
+# cb_installed="$(snapctl get cb-installed)"
 
-if [ -z "$cb_installed" ]; then
-    exit 0
-fi
+# if [ -z "$cb_installed" ]; then
+#     exit 0
+# fi
 
-# get required certbot version for plugin
-cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)
+# # get required certbot version for plugin
+# cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)
 
-if [ "$cb_installed" -lt "$cb_required" ]; then
-    echo "Certbot needs to be updated before this plugin can be updated; will try again on next refresh."
-    exit 1
-fi
+# if [ "$cb_installed" -lt "$cb_required" ]; then
+#     echo "Certbot needs to be updated before this plugin can be updated; will try again on next refresh."
+#     exit 1
+# fi
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
index b3a4797d3..20e64102e 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/pre-refresh
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-first_install="$(snapctl get first-install)"
-if [ -z "$first_install" ]; then
-    snapctl set first-install="false"
-    exit 0
-fi
+cb_version="$(snapctl get :certbot certbot-version)"
+cb_version_2="$(snapctl get :certbot-version certbot-version)"
+snapctl set internal-cb-version=$cb_version
+snapctl set internal-cb-version_2=$cb_version_2
 
-cb_installed=$(grep -oP "__requires__ = 'certbot==\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/certbot-exec)
-echo "cb_installed $cb_installed"
-snapctl set cb-installed="$cb_installed"
+echo "pre cb_version $cb_version"
+echo "pre cb_version_2 $cb_version_2"
+
+# first_install="$(snapctl get first-install)"
+# if [ -z "$first_install" ]; then
+#     snapctl set first-install="false"
+#     exit 0
+# fi
+
+# cb_installed=$(grep -oP "__requires__ = 'certbot==\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/certbot-exec)
+# echo "cb_installed $cb_installed"
+# snapctl set cb-installed="$cb_installed"
diff --git a/snap/hooks/connect-plug-plugin b/snap/hooks/connect-plug-plugin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c71af7441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/hooks/connect-plug-plugin
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+
+
+snapctl set :plugin certbot-version="test1"
+snapctl set :certbot-version certbot-version="test2"