diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 221d0c4..e9519ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.0.0-beta.2
+
+* Fix a bug where the version variable wouldn't be set for certain executables.
+
 # 1.0.0-beta.1
 
 * Initial beta release.
diff --git a/lib/src/chocolatey.dart b/lib/src/chocolatey.dart
index 259c2fb..94a74d6 100644
--- a/lib/src/chocolatey.dart
+++ b/lib/src/chocolatey.dart
@@ -222,11 +222,8 @@ Future<void> _build() async {
 
     archive.addFile(fileFromString(
         "tools/$name.bat",
-        renderTemplate("chocolatey/executable.bat", {
-          "name": _chocolateyName,
-          "version": version.toString(),
-          "executable": p.basename(path)
-        }),
+        renderTemplate("chocolatey/executable.bat",
+            {"name": _chocolateyName, "executable": p.basename(path)}),
         executable: true));
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/src/standalone.dart b/lib/src/standalone.dart
index 5c9a83d..f12f73c 100644
--- a/lib/src/standalone.dart
+++ b/lib/src/standalone.dart
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ void _compileSnapshot() {
   ensureBuild();
 
   for (var entrypoint in entrypoints) {
-    Dart.run(entrypoint,
-        vmArgs: ['--snapshot=build/${p.basename(entrypoint)}.snapshot']);
+    Dart.run(entrypoint, vmArgs: [
+      '-Dversion=$version',
+      '--snapshot=build/${p.basename(entrypoint)}.snapshot'
+    ]);
   }
 }
 
@@ -149,11 +151,8 @@ Future<void> _buildPackage(String os, {@required bool x64}) async {
     archive.addFile(fileFromString(
         "$standaloneName/$name${os == 'windows' ? '.bat' : ''}",
         renderTemplate(
-            "standalone/executable.${os == 'windows' ? 'bat' : 'sh'}", {
-          "name": standaloneName,
-          "version": _useNative(os, x64: x64) ? null : version.toString(),
-          "executable": p.basename(path)
-        }),
+            "standalone/executable.${os == 'windows' ? 'bat' : 'sh'}",
+            {"name": standaloneName, "executable": p.basename(path)}),
         executable: true));
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/src/templates/chocolatey/executable.bat.mustache b/lib/src/templates/chocolatey/executable.bat.mustache
index 3b539d3..41740e9 100644
--- a/lib/src/templates/chocolatey/executable.bat.mustache
+++ b/lib/src/templates/chocolatey/executable.bat.mustache
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ REM Dart executable and a snapshot of {{{name}}}.
 
 set SCRIPTPATH=%~dp0
 set arguments=%*
-dart.exe {{#version}}"-Dversion={{{version}}}"{{/version}} "%SCRIPTPATH%\{{{executable}}}.snapshot" %arguments%
+dart.exe "%SCRIPTPATH%\{{{executable}}}.snapshot" %arguments%
diff --git a/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.bat.mustache b/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.bat.mustache
index df140f9..bb6cc62 100644
--- a/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.bat.mustache
+++ b/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.bat.mustache
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ REM Dart executable and a snapshot of {{{name}}}.
 
 set SCRIPTPATH=%~dp0
 set arguments=%*
-"%SCRIPTPATH%\src\dart.exe" {{#version}}"-Dversion={{{version}}}"{{/version}} "%SCRIPTPATH%\src\{{{executable}}}.snapshot" %arguments%
+"%SCRIPTPATH%\src\dart.exe" "%SCRIPTPATH%\src\{{{executable}}}.snapshot" %arguments%
diff --git a/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.sh.mustache b/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.sh.mustache
index b77954a..a13a102 100644
--- a/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.sh.mustache
+++ b/lib/src/templates/standalone/executable.sh.mustache
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ follow_links() {
 
 # Unlike $0, $BASH_SOURCE points to the absolute path of this file.
 path=`dirname "$(follow_links "$0")"`
-exec "$path/src/dart" {{#version}}"-Dversion={{{version}}}"{{/version}} "$path/src/{{{executable}}}.snapshot" "$@"
+exec "$path/src/dart" "$path/src/{{{executable}}}.snapshot" "$@"
diff --git a/test/chocolatey_test.dart b/test/chocolatey_test.dart
index c06143c..ba17491 100644
--- a/test/chocolatey_test.dart
+++ b/test/chocolatey_test.dart
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void main() {
 
       var executable = await TestProcess.start(d.path("out/tools/foo.bat"), [],
           workingDirectory: d.sandbox);
-      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo"));
+      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo 1.2.3"));
       await executable.shouldExit(0);
     }, testOn: "windows");
   });
diff --git a/test/descriptor.dart b/test/descriptor.dart
index 8604936..234c851 100644
--- a/test/descriptor.dart
+++ b/test/descriptor.dart
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ DirectoryDescriptor package(Map<String, Object> pubspec, String grindDotDart,
 
     dir("bin", [
       for (var basename in executables)
-        file("$basename.dart", 'void main() => print("in $basename");')
+        file(
+            "$basename.dart",
+            // Include the version variable to ensure that executables we invoke
+            // have access to it.
+            'void main() => print("in $basename '
+                '\${const String.fromEnvironment("version")}");')
     ]),
 
     dir("tool", [
diff --git a/test/npm_test.dart b/test/npm_test.dart
index b9a1047..50cdd85 100644
--- a/test/npm_test.dart
+++ b/test/npm_test.dart
@@ -172,17 +172,17 @@ void main() {
 
       var process = await TestProcess.start(
           "node$dotExe", [d.path("my_app/build/npm/foo.js")]);
-      expect(process.stdout, emitsInOrder(["in foo", emitsDone]));
+      expect(process.stdout, emitsInOrder(["in foo 1.2.3", emitsDone]));
       await process.shouldExit(0);
 
       process = await TestProcess.start(
           "node$dotExe", [d.path("my_app/build/npm/bar.js")]);
-      expect(process.stdout, emitsInOrder(["in bar", emitsDone]));
+      expect(process.stdout, emitsInOrder(["in bar 1.2.3", emitsDone]));
       await process.shouldExit(0);
 
       process = await TestProcess.start(
           "node$dotExe", [d.path("my_app/build/npm/qux.js")]);
-      expect(process.stdout, emitsInOrder(["in zang", emitsDone]));
+      expect(process.stdout, emitsInOrder(["in zang 1.2.3", emitsDone]));
       await process.shouldExit(0);
     });
 
diff --git a/test/standalone_test.dart b/test/standalone_test.dart
index 6dc8306..faddbbb 100644
--- a/test/standalone_test.dart
+++ b/test/standalone_test.dart
@@ -177,34 +177,34 @@ void main() {
       var executable = await TestProcess.start(
           d.path("out/my_app/foo$dotBat"), [],
           workingDirectory: d.sandbox);
-      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo"));
+      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo 1.2.3"));
       await executable.shouldExit(0);
 
       // Through a redirect
       executable = await TestProcess.start(d.path("out/my_app/qux$dotBat"), [],
           workingDirectory: d.sandbox);
-      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in bar"));
+      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in bar 1.2.3"));
       await executable.shouldExit(0);
 
       // Through a relative symlink
       Link(d.path("foo-relative")).createSync("out/my_app/foo$dotBat");
       executable = await TestProcess.start(d.path("foo-relative"), [],
           workingDirectory: d.sandbox);
-      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo"));
+      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo 1.2.3"));
       await executable.shouldExit(0);
 
       // Through an absolute symlink
       Link(d.path("foo-absolute")).createSync(d.path("out/my_app/foo$dotBat"));
       executable = await TestProcess.start(d.path("foo-absolute"), [],
           workingDirectory: d.sandbox);
-      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo"));
+      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo 1.2.3"));
       await executable.shouldExit(0);
 
       // Through a nested symlink
       Link(d.path("foo-nested")).createSync(d.path("foo-relative"));
       executable = await TestProcess.start(d.path("foo-nested"), [],
           workingDirectory: d.sandbox);
-      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo"));
+      expect(executable.stdout, emits("in foo 1.2.3"));
       await executable.shouldExit(0);
     }, onPlatform: {"windows": Skip("google/dart_cli_pkg#25")});
   }, onPlatform: {if (!useDart2Native) "windows": Skip("dart-lang/sdk#37897")});