diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils.js b/packages/core/src/utils.js
index ea210323e..24bb37002 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils.js
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export function percyAutomateRequestHandler(req, percy) {
     ignoreRegionSelectors: percy.config.snapshot.ignoreRegions?.ignoreRegionSelectors,
     ignoreRegionXpaths: percy.config.snapshot.ignoreRegions?.ignoreRegionXpaths,
     considerRegionSelectors: percy.config.snapshot.considerRegions?.considerRegionSelectors,
-    considerRegionXpaths: percy.config.snapshot.considerRegions?.considerRegionXpaths
+    considerRegionXpaths: percy.config.snapshot.considerRegions?.considerRegionXpaths,
+    version: 'v2'
   },
   camelCasedOptions
   ], (path, prev, next) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/api.test.js b/packages/core/test/api.test.js
index d0a5a620d..8a3f6493b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/api.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/api.test.js
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ describe('API Server', () => {
         percyCSS: '.global { color: blue }\n.percy-screenshot: { color: red }',
         ignoreRegionSelectors: ['.selector-global'],
         ignoreRegionXpaths: ['/xpath-per-screenshot'],
-        considerRegionXpaths: ['/xpath-global', '/xpath-per-screenshot']
+        considerRegionXpaths: ['/xpath-global', '/xpath-per-screenshot'],
+        version: 'v2'
       }
     }));
 
diff --git a/packages/webdriver-utils/src/providers/automateProvider.js b/packages/webdriver-utils/src/providers/automateProvider.js
index 882b71902..9ffa6f3bf 100644
--- a/packages/webdriver-utils/src/providers/automateProvider.js
+++ b/packages/webdriver-utils/src/providers/automateProvider.js
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ export default class AutomateProvider extends GenericProvider {
     if (!this.driver) throw new Error('Driver is null, please initialize driver with createDriver().');
     log.debug('Starting actual screenshotting phase');
     const dpr = await this.metaData.devicePixelRatio();
-    this.options.version = 'v2';
     const response = await TimeIt.run('percyScreenshot:screenshot', async () => {
       return await this.browserstackExecutor('percyScreenshot', {
         state: 'screenshot',