diff --git a/packages/stack/library-manager/package.json b/packages/stack/library-manager/package.json
index 319e342c1..40a422ae2 100644
--- a/packages/stack/library-manager/package.json
+++ b/packages/stack/library-manager/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     "embark-solo": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
     "eslint": "5.7.0",
     "npm-run-all": "4.1.5",
-    "rimraf": "3.0.0"
+    "rimraf": "3.0.0",
+    "web3": "1.2.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.17.0 <12.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/stack/library-manager/src/index.js b/packages/stack/library-manager/src/index.js
index adbedd826..c657b6003 100644
--- a/packages/stack/library-manager/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/stack/library-manager/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 import { dappPath, embarkPath, normalizePath, toForwardSlashes } from 'embark-utils';
+import web3 from 'web3';
 const Npm = require('./npm.js');
 const {callbackify} = require('util');
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ class LibraryManager {
 
     this.versions['solc'] = solcVersionInConfig;
 
+    this.versions.web3 = web3.version;
+
     Object.keys(this.versions).forEach(versionKey => {
       if (!this.isVersionable(versionKey)) return;
       const newVersion = this.versions[versionKey].trim();