diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 0ae753b1ce..83de1b3579 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ func (a *Agent) consulConfig() (*consul.Config, error) {
 	if a.config.Autopilot.DisableUpgradeMigration != nil {
 		base.AutopilotConfig.DisableUpgradeMigration = *a.config.Autopilot.DisableUpgradeMigration
 	}
+	if a.config.Autopilot.UpgradeVersionTag != "" {
+		base.AutopilotConfig.UpgradeVersionTag = a.config.Autopilot.UpgradeVersionTag
+	}
 
 	// make sure the advertise address is always set
 	if base.RPCAdvertise == nil {
diff --git a/agent/config.go b/agent/config.go
index 33b537abc8..d7af3a2626 100644
--- a/agent/config.go
+++ b/agent/config.go
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ type Autopilot struct {
 	// strategy of waiting until enough newer-versioned servers have been added to the
 	// cluster before promoting them to voters.
 	DisableUpgradeMigration *bool `mapstructure:"disable_upgrade_migration"`
+
+	// (Enterprise-only) UpgradeVersionTag is the node tag to use for version info when
+	// performing upgrade migrations. If left blank, the Consul version will be used.
+	UpgradeVersionTag string `mapstructure:"upgrade_version_tag"`
 }
 
 // Config is the configuration that can be set for an Agent.
@@ -1687,6 +1691,9 @@ func MergeConfig(a, b *Config) *Config {
 	if b.Autopilot.DisableUpgradeMigration != nil {
 		result.Autopilot.DisableUpgradeMigration = b.Autopilot.DisableUpgradeMigration
 	}
+	if b.Autopilot.UpgradeVersionTag != "" {
+		result.Autopilot.UpgradeVersionTag = b.Autopilot.UpgradeVersionTag
+	}
 	if b.Telemetry.DisableHostname == true {
 		result.Telemetry.DisableHostname = true
 	}
diff --git a/agent/config_test.go b/agent/config_test.go
index 368111c1ba..0d988314e2 100644
--- a/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/agent/config_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ func TestDecodeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			in: `{"autopilot":{"disable_upgrade_migration":true}}`,
 			c:  &Config{Autopilot: Autopilot{DisableUpgradeMigration: Bool(true)}},
 		},
+		{
+			in: `{"autopilot":{"upgrade_version_tag":"rev"}}`,
+			c:  &Config{Autopilot: Autopilot{UpgradeVersionTag: "rev"}},
+		},
 		{
 			in: `{"autopilot":{"last_contact_threshold":"2s"}}`,
 			c:  &Config{Autopilot: Autopilot{LastContactThreshold: Duration(2 * time.Second), LastContactThresholdRaw: "2s"}},
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/autopilot_test.go b/agent/consul/state/autopilot_test.go
index 91187a473e..545c7e4b21 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/autopilot_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/autopilot_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package state
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/consul/structs"
 )
@@ -11,7 +12,13 @@ func TestStateStore_Autopilot(t *testing.T) {
 	s := testStateStore(t)
 
 	expected := &structs.AutopilotConfig{
-		CleanupDeadServers: true,
+		CleanupDeadServers:      true,
+		LastContactThreshold:    5 * time.Second,
+		MaxTrailingLogs:         500,
+		ServerStabilizationTime: 100 * time.Second,
+		RedundancyZoneTag:       "az",
+		DisableUpgradeMigration: true,
+		UpgradeVersionTag:       "build",
 	}
 
 	if err := s.AutopilotSetConfig(0, expected); err != nil {
diff --git a/agent/consul/structs/operator.go b/agent/consul/structs/operator.go
index 332d9e556d..3bafa9f566 100644
--- a/agent/consul/structs/operator.go
+++ b/agent/consul/structs/operator.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ type AutopilotConfig struct {
 	// cluster before promoting them to voters.
 	DisableUpgradeMigration bool
 
+	// (Enterprise-only) UpgradeVersionTag is the node tag to use for version info when
+	// performing upgrade migrations. If left blank, the Consul version will be used.
+	UpgradeVersionTag string
+
 	// RaftIndex stores the create/modify indexes of this configuration.
 	RaftIndex
 }
diff --git a/api/operator_autopilot.go b/api/operator_autopilot.go
index 59471ecf99..0fa9d16040 100644
--- a/api/operator_autopilot.go
+++ b/api/operator_autopilot.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ type AutopilotConfiguration struct {
 	// cluster before promoting them to voters.
 	DisableUpgradeMigration bool
 
+	// (Enterprise-only) UpgradeVersionTag is the node tag to use for version info when
+	// performing upgrade migrations. If left blank, the Consul version will be used.
+	UpgradeVersionTag string
+
 	// CreateIndex holds the index corresponding the creation of this configuration.
 	// This is a read-only field.
 	CreateIndex uint64
diff --git a/command/operator_autopilot_get.go b/command/operator_autopilot_get.go
index d8dc59f83d..e4ef81568c 100644
--- a/command/operator_autopilot_get.go
+++ b/command/operator_autopilot_get.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func (c *OperatorAutopilotGetCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("ServerStabilizationTime = %v", config.ServerStabilizationTime.String()))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("RedundancyZoneTag = %q", config.RedundancyZoneTag))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("DisableUpgradeMigration = %v", config.DisableUpgradeMigration))
+	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("UpgradeVersionTag = %q", config.UpgradeVersionTag))
 
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/command/operator_autopilot_set.go b/command/operator_autopilot_set.go
index 53df6945c6..a864ad5855 100644
--- a/command/operator_autopilot_set.go
+++ b/command/operator_autopilot_set.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func (c *OperatorAutopilotSetCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	var serverStabilizationTime configutil.DurationValue
 	var redundancyZoneTag configutil.StringValue
 	var disableUpgradeMigration configutil.BoolValue
+	var upgradeVersionTag configutil.StringValue
 
 	f := c.BaseCommand.NewFlagSet(c)
 
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ func (c *OperatorAutopilotSetCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	f.Var(&disableUpgradeMigration, "disable-upgrade-migration",
 		"(Enterprise-only) Controls whether Consul will avoid promoting new servers until "+
 			"it can perform a migration. Must be one of `true|false`.")
+	f.Var(&upgradeVersionTag, "upgrade-version-tag",
+		"(Enterprise-only) The node_meta tag to use for version info when performing upgrade "+
+			"migrations. If left blank, the Consul version will be used.")
 
 	if err := c.BaseCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		if err == flag.ErrHelp {
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ func (c *OperatorAutopilotSetCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	cleanupDeadServers.Merge(&conf.CleanupDeadServers)
 	redundancyZoneTag.Merge(&conf.RedundancyZoneTag)
 	disableUpgradeMigration.Merge(&conf.DisableUpgradeMigration)
+	upgradeVersionTag.Merge(&conf.UpgradeVersionTag)
 
 	trailing := uint(conf.MaxTrailingLogs)
 	maxTrailingLogs.Merge(&trailing)
diff --git a/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md b/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md
index 5edfffb11b..03fee5c6e9 100644
--- a/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ $ curl \
   "ServerStabilizationTime": "10s",
   "RedundancyZoneTag": "",
   "DisableUpgradeMigration": false,
+  "UpgradeVersionTag": "",
   "CreateIndex": 4,
   "ModifyIndex": 4
 }
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   cluster. Only takes effect if all servers are running Raft protocol version 3
   or higher. Must be a duration value such as `30s`.
 
-- `RedundancyZoneTag` `(string: "")` controls the node-meta key to use when
+- `RedundancyZoneTag` `(string: "")` - Controls the node-meta key to use when
   Autopilot is separating servers into zones for redundancy. Only one server in
   each zone can be a voting member at one time. If left blank, this feature will
   be disabled.
@@ -120,6 +121,10 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   newer-versioned servers have been added to the cluster before promoting any of
   them to voters.
 
+- `UpgradeVersionTag` `(string: "")` - Controls the node-meta key to use for
+  version info when performing upgrade migrations. If left blank, the Consul
+  version will be used.
+
 ### Sample Payload
 
 ```json
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   "ServerStabilizationTime": "10s",
   "RedundancyZoneTag": "",
   "DisableUpgradeMigration": false,
+  "UpgradeVersionTag": "",
   "CreateIndex": 4,
   "ModifyIndex": 4
 }
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/operator/autopilot.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/operator/autopilot.html.markdown.erb
index 39e47cfe02..79e113ee6c 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/operator/autopilot.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/operator/autopilot.html.markdown.erb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ MaxTrailingLogs = 250
 ServerStabilizationTime = 10s
 RedundancyZoneTag = ""
 DisableUpgradeMigration = false
+UpgradeMigrationTag = ""
 ```
 
 ## set-config
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ new servers until it can perform a migration. Must be one of `[true|false]`.
 * `-redundancy-zone-tag`- (Enterprise-only) Controls the [`-node-meta`](/docs/agent/options.html#_node_meta)
 key name used for separating servers into different redundancy zones.
 
+* `-upgrade-version-tag` - (Enterprise-only) Controls the [`-node-meta`](/docs/agent/options.html#_node_meta)
+tag to use for version info when performing upgrade migrations. If left blank, the Consul version will be used.
+
 The output looks like this:
 
 ```
diff --git a/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.md b/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.md
index 0ffbcc0d13..ec1bf91979 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/guides/autopilot.html.md
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ bootstrapping the cluster:
     "max_trailing_logs": 250,
     "server_stabilization_time": "10s",
     "redundancy_zone_tag": "az",
-    "disable_upgrade_migration": false
+    "disable_upgrade_migration": false,
+    "upgrade_version_tag": ""
 }
 ```
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ MaxTrailingLogs = 250
 ServerStabilizationTime = 10s
 RedundancyZoneTag = ""
 DisableUpgradeMigration = false
+UpgradeVersionTag = ""
 
 $ consul operator autopilot set-config -cleanup-dead-servers=false
 Configuration updated!
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ MaxTrailingLogs = 250
 ServerStabilizationTime = 10s
 RedundancyZoneTag = ""
 DisableUpgradeMigration = false
+UpgradeVersionTag = ""
 ```
 
 ## Dead Server Cleanup
@@ -200,3 +203,16 @@ node2  127.0.0.1:8703  alive   server  0.7.5  2         dc1
 node3  127.0.0.1:8803  alive   server  0.7.5  2         dc1
 node4  127.0.0.1:8203  alive   server  0.8.0  2         dc1
 ```
+
+### Migrations Without a Consul Version Change
+
+The `UpgradeVersionTag` can be used to override the version information used during
+a migration, so that the migration logic can be used for updating the cluster when
+changing configuration.
+
+If the `UpgradeVersionTag` setting is set, Consul will use its value to look for a
+version in each server's specified [`-node-meta`](/docs/agent/options.html#_node_meta)
+tag. For example, if `UpgradeVersionTag` is set to `build`, and `-node-meta build:0.0.2`
+is used when starting a server, that server's version will be `0.0.2` when considered in
+a migration. The upgrade logic will follow semantic versioning and the version string
+must be in the form of either `X`, `X.Y`, or `X.Y.Z`.