diff --git a/convert-stage-4.sh b/convert-stage-4.sh
index 7e40fd4..c236fa9 100755
--- a/convert-stage-4.sh
+++ b/convert-stage-4.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ server_cert=
 tenant_token=
 # Mender tenant token.
 mender_tenant_token="dummy"
+# Mender state-script format version
+mender_state_scripts_version="3"
 
 declare -a mender_disk_mappings
 
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ install_files() {
   sudo install -d -m 755 ${data_dir}/${dataconfdir}
   sudo install -d -m 755 ${data_dir}/${databootdir}
 
+  sudo install -d -m 755 ${primary_dir}/${sysconfdir}/scripts/
+  echo -n "${mender_state_scripts_version}" | sudo tee ${primary_dir}/${sysconfdir}/scripts/version
+
   sudo install -m 0444 ${mender_dir}/device_type ${data_dir}/${dataconfdir}
   sudo install -m 0644 ${mender_dir}/fw_env.config ${data_dir}/${databootdir}