diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/index.ts b/modules/@angular/common/index.ts
index 56ec817053..f7ad39771a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 export * from './src/location';
 export {NgLocalization} from './src/localization';
 export {CommonModule} from './src/common_module';
-
 export {NgClass, NgFor, NgIf, NgPlural, NgPluralCase, NgStyle, NgSwitch, NgSwitchCase, NgSwitchDefault, NgTemplateOutlet} from './src/directives/index';
-export {AsyncPipe, DatePipe, I18nPluralPipe, I18nSelectPipe, JsonPipe, LowerCasePipe, CurrencyPipe, DecimalPipe, PercentPipe, SlicePipe, UpperCasePipe} from './src/pipes/index';
\ No newline at end of file
+export {AsyncPipe, DatePipe, I18nPluralPipe, I18nSelectPipe, JsonPipe, LowerCasePipe, CurrencyPipe, DecimalPipe, PercentPipe, SlicePipe, UpperCasePipe} from './src/pipes/index';
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/index.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/index.ts
index 00a7644eae..89d6383800 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/index.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-
 export {AotCompilerHost, AotCompilerHost as StaticReflectorHost, StaticReflector, StaticSymbol} from '@angular/compiler';
 export {CodeGenerator} from './src/codegen';
 export {CompilerHost, CompilerHostContext, NodeCompilerHostContext} from './src/compiler_host';
 export {Extractor} from './src/extractor';
-
 export * from '@angular/tsc-wrapped';
+
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts
index 215911dedb..a9997670b1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
  *   </p>
  * </div>
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/template_parser/template_ast';
 export {TEMPLATE_TRANSFORMS} from './src/template_parser/template_parser';
 export {CompilerConfig, RenderTypes} from './src/config';
@@ -58,5 +63,4 @@ export * from './src/style_compiler';
 export * from './src/template_parser/template_parser';
 export {ViewCompiler} from './src/view_compiler/view_compiler';
 export {AnimationParser} from './src/animation/animation_parser';
-
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/index.ts b/modules/@angular/core/index.ts
index ede0762054..7a625d11dc 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/index.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the core package.
  */
 export * from './src/core';
+import {Version} from './src/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/core.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/core.ts
index 4806c214a5..726ff833f9 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/core.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/core.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  * Entry point from which you should import all public core APIs.
  */
 export * from './metadata';
+export * from './version';
 export * from './util';
 export * from './di';
 export {createPlatform, assertPlatform, destroyPlatform, getPlatform, PlatformRef, ApplicationRef, enableProdMode, isDevMode, createPlatformFactory, NgProbeToken} from './application_ref';
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ export * from './core_private_export';
 export * from './animation/metadata';
 export {AnimationTransitionEvent} from './animation/animation_transition_event';
 export {AnimationPlayer} from './animation/animation_player';
-export {Sanitizer, SecurityContext} from './security';
+export {Sanitizer, SecurityContext} from './security';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/version.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa70b0d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @whatItDoes Represents the version of Angular
+ *
+ * @stable
+ */
+export class Version {
+  constructor(public full: string) {}
+
+  get major(): string { return this.full.split('.')[0]; }
+
+  get minor(): string { return this.full.split('.')[1]; }
+
+  get patch(): string { return this.full.split('.')[2]; }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/index.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/index.ts
index 31f3a88598..17b6f31618 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the forms package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/forms';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/index.ts b/modules/@angular/http/index.ts
index 80106781e7..99b254e2d5 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the http package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/index';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/language-service/index.ts b/modules/@angular/language-service/index.ts
index 100d4e13e6..6c39696653 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/language-service/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/language-service/index.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the language service package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
 import {LanguageServicePlugin} from './src/ts_plugin';
 
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export {createLanguageService} from './src/language_service';
 export {Completion, Completions, Declaration, Declarations, Definition, Diagnostic, Diagnostics, Hover, HoverTextSection, LanguageService, LanguageServiceHost, Location, Span, TemplateSource, TemplateSources} from './src/types';
 export {TypeScriptServiceHost, createLanguageServiceFromTypescript} from './src/typescript_host';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
index ced57d28bf..d98ab68d57 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the platform-browser-dynamic package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/platform-browser-dynamic';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/index.ts
index 216edd7af6..ca306a4c22 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the platform-browser package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/platform-browser';
-
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
index acc086c79c..518563f2f1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {CommonModule, PlatformLocation} from '@angular/common';
-import {ApplicationModule, ErrorHandler, NgModule, Optional, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, RootRenderer, Sanitizer, SkipSelf, Testability, createPlatformFactory, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
+import {ApplicationModule, ErrorHandler, NgModule, Optional, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, RootRenderer, Sanitizer, SkipSelf, Testability, VERSION, createPlatformFactory, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {AnimationDriver} from '../src/dom/animation_driver';
 import {WebAnimationsDriver} from '../src/dom/web_animations_driver';
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {DomSanitizer, DomSanitizerImpl} from './security/dom_sanitization_servic
 
 export const INTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
   {provide: PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, useValue: initDomAdapter, multi: true},
+  {provide: PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, useValue: recordAngularVersion, multi: true},
   {provide: PlatformLocation, useClass: BrowserPlatformLocation}
 ];
 
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@ export function initDomAdapter() {
   BrowserGetTestability.init();
 }
 
+export function recordAngularVersion(): void {
+  const domAdapter = getDOM();
+  const body = domAdapter.getElementsByTagName(domAdapter.defaultDoc(), 'body');
+  if (body.length > 0) {
+    domAdapter.setAttribute(body[0], 'ng-version', VERSION.full);
+  }
+}
+
 export function errorHandler(): ErrorHandler {
   return new ErrorHandler();
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts
index 047f01be6b..df5fd4aa2c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ export {DOCUMENT} from './dom/dom_tokens';
 export {EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, EventManager} from './dom/events/event_manager';
 export {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, HammerGestureConfig} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
 export {DomSanitizer, SafeHtml, SafeResourceUrl, SafeScript, SafeStyle, SafeUrl} from './security/dom_sanitization_service';
-
-export * from './private_export';
+export * from './private_export';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/index.ts
index 405b49a6b5..07e562c628 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the platform-server package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/platform-server';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.ts
index d470e489e3..feb074be1c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the platform-browser-dynamic package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/platform-webworker-dynamic';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/index.ts
index 398b8da2bd..01c1060b5d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the platform-webworker package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/platform-webworker';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/index.ts b/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
index ca4239ecf2..6764430ba6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the router package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-ROUTERPLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/index';
 
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/index.ts b/modules/@angular/upgrade/index.ts
index f051a03df0..fbee42bc66 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/index.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@
  * @description
  * Entry point for all public APIs of the upgrade package.
  */
+import {Version} from '@angular/core';
+/**
+ * @stable
+ */
+export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
 export * from './src/upgrade';
 // This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/publish-packages.sh b/publish-packages.sh
index aee774e3e9..3c058de443 100755
--- a/publish-packages.sh
+++ b/publish-packages.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ fi
 echo "====== RENAMING 0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER to 2.0.0-rc.${VERSION} ======"
 find ./dist/packages-dist/ -type f -name package.json -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' "s/0\\.0\\.0-PLACEHOLDER/2.0.0-rc.${VERSION}/g"
 find ./dist/packages-dist/ -type f -name "*umd.js" -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' "s/0\\.0\\.0-PLACEHOLDER/2.0.0-rc.${VERSION}/g"
+find ./dist/packages-dist/ -type f -name index.js -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' "s/0\\.0\\.0-PLACEHOLDER/2.0.0-rc.${VERSION}/g"
+
 
 for PACKAGE in \
   core \
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
index 8c22cce3cf..b6d34bd589 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
@@ -227,3 +227,6 @@ export declare class SlicePipe implements PipeTransform {
 export declare class UpperCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
     transform(value: string): string;
 }
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index 432b6f62e3..b1d8260ebb 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -949,6 +949,18 @@ export interface ValueProvider {
     useValue: any;
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export declare class Version {
+    full: string;
+    major: string;
+    minor: string;
+    patch: string;
+    constructor(full: string);
+}
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare const ViewChild: ViewChildDecorator;
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts
index 28a6536ffa..f76e1b57f8 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts
@@ -532,3 +532,6 @@ export declare class Validators {
         [key: string]: boolean;
     };
 }
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/http/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/http/index.d.ts
index 568a34d9c8..8534db90f5 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/http/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/http/index.d.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ export declare class URLSearchParams {
     toString(): string;
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
+
 /** @experimental */
 export declare class XHRBackend implements ConnectionBackend {
     constructor(_browserXHR: BrowserXhr, _baseResponseOptions: ResponseOptions, _xsrfStrategy: XSRFStrategy);
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
index bf6549b552..e3764d15eb 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ export declare const platformBrowserDynamic: (extraProviders?: Provider[]) => Pl
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const RESOURCE_CACHE_PROVIDER: Provider[];
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
index e2557aa4a5..fde5572326 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
@@ -93,3 +93,6 @@ export declare class Title {
     getTitle(): string;
     setTitle(newTitle: string): void;
 }
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-server/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-server/index.d.ts
index 1004136d28..525f763bef 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-server/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-server/index.d.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ export declare const platformServer: (extraProviders?: Provider[]) => PlatformRe
 /** @experimental */
 export declare class ServerModule {
 }
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.d.ts
index 5f68576982..1d56465f7c 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker-dynamic/index.d.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const platformWorkerAppDynamic: (extraProviders?: Provider[]) => PlatformRef;
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker/index.d.ts
index 78c75656d1..a9e14b64cc 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-webworker/index.d.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ export declare class UiArguments {
     constructor(method: string, args?: FnArg[]);
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
+
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const WORKER_APP_LOCATION_PROVIDERS: ({
     provide: typeof PlatformLocation;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts
index 88d558710c..34c7c24333 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/router/index.d.ts
@@ -413,3 +413,6 @@ export declare class UrlTree {
     root: UrlSegmentGroup;
     toString(): string;
 }
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/index.d.ts
index 33ef4ab993..4834e0e667 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/index.d.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ export declare class UpgradeAdapterRef {
     dispose(): void;
     ready(fn: (upgradeAdapterRef?: UpgradeAdapterRef) => void): void;
 }
+
+/** @stable */
+export declare const VERSION: Version;