diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_classic16/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_classic16/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 6d59920d6..f666937c9 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_classic16/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_classic16/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_classic18/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_classic18/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 7e3419f3a..921cf398e 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_classic18/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_classic18/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_classic20/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_classic20/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 04b6fec3e..7dfd8940d 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_classic20/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_classic20/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_classic22/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_classic22/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index c491e5472..004859af2 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_classic22/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_classic22/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_uc16/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_uc16/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index c23b75420..b6b78d5b7 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_uc16/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_uc16/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_uc18/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_uc18/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 885d00f6c..25de42c1e 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_uc18/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_uc18/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_uc20/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_uc20/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index aa19f581c..2f9d2671b 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_uc20/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_uc20/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/
diff --git a/checkbox-snap/series_uc22/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/checkbox-snap/series_uc22/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 0cdb1ab21..111dd0614 100644
--- a/checkbox-snap/series_uc22/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/checkbox-snap/series_uc22/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ parts:
       export version=`cat $SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC/version.txt`
       [ $version ] || exit 1
       snapcraftctl set-version $version
+    stage:
+      - version.txt
   launchers:
     plugin: dump
     source: launchers/