diff --git a/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py b/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py
index d8e7e1a9fa..55c6fe53f0 100644
--- a/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py
+++ b/openstackclient/common/clientmanager.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class ClientCache(object):
 
 class ClientManager(object):
     """Manages access to API clients, including authentication."""
+
+    # A simple incrementing version for the plugin to know what is available
+    PLUGIN_INTERFACE_VERSION = "2"
+
     identity = ClientCache(identity_client.make_client)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):