diff --git a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.backend.tf.j2 b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.backend.tf.j2
index 8cc13b26..566b1945 100644
--- a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.backend.tf.j2
+++ b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.backend.tf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# version: 1.0.0
+
 #---
 # {{ data.account_alias }}: {{ data.directory }}
 #---
diff --git a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.j2 b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.j2
index b600cbf7..edf5337e 100644
--- a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.j2
+++ b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# version: 1.0.0
+
 ## #---
 ## # {{ data.account_alias }}: {{ data.directory }}
 ## #   local backend (bootstrapping)
diff --git a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.local.j2 b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.local.j2
index 9a213e6a..70d9127e 100644
--- a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.local.j2
+++ b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.local.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# version: 1.0.0
+
 #---
 # {{ data.account_alias }}: {{ data.directory }}
 #   local backend (bootstrapping)
diff --git a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.s3.j2 b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.s3.j2
index cac1cf00..fb1a9101 100644
--- a/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.s3.j2
+++ b/local-app/tf-directory-setup/remote_state.data.tf.s3.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# version: 1.0.0
+
 #---
 # {{ data.account_alias }}: {{ data.directory }}
 #   remote backend