diff --git a/meta.js b/meta.js
index 4371faac45..f318f2b2be 100644
--- a/meta.js
+++ b/meta.js
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ const {
   runLintFix,
   printMessage,
 } = require('./utils')
+const pkg = require('./package.json')
+
+const templateVersion = pkg.version
 
 module.exports = {
   helpers: {
-    if_or: function(v1, v2, options) {
+    if_or(v1, v2, options) {
       if (v1 || v2) {
         return options.fn(this)
       }
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@ module.exports = {
       return options.inverse(this)
     },
   },
+  template_version() {
+    return templateVersion
+  },
   prompts: {
     name: {
       type: 'string',
diff --git a/template/config/index.js b/template/config/index.js
index f0d536bf82..9cb902fefe 100644
--- a/template/config/index.js
+++ b/template/config/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
-// Template version: 1.2.7
+// Template version: {{ template_version }}
 // see http://vuejs-templates.github.io/webpack for documentation.
 
 const path = require('path')