diff --git a/cmd/influx/pkg_test.go b/cmd/influx/pkg_test.go
index 9010f1c46f..6879cf925d 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/pkg_test.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/pkg_test.go
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ func TestCmdPkg(t *testing.T) {
 
 					var pkg pkger.Pkg
 					pkg.Objects = append(pkg.Objects, pkger.Object{
-						Type:     pkger.KindBucket,
-						Metadata: pkger.Metadata{Name: "bucket1"},
+						APIVersion: pkger.APIVersion,
+						Type:       pkger.KindBucket,
+						Metadata:   pkger.Metadata{Name: "bucket1"},
 					})
 					return &pkg, nil
 				},
@@ -207,8 +208,9 @@ func TestCmdPkg(t *testing.T) {
 						}
 						name := rc.Kind.String() + strconv.Itoa(int(rc.ID))
 						pkg.Objects = append(pkg.Objects, pkger.Object{
-							Type:     rc.Kind,
-							Metadata: pkger.Metadata{Name: name},
+							APIVersion: pkger.APIVersion,
+							Type:       rc.Kind,
+							Metadata:   pkger.Metadata{Name: name},
 						})
 					}
 
diff --git a/pkger/clone_resource.go b/pkger/clone_resource.go
index 96c421ccfb..37bbc37cd2 100644
--- a/pkger/clone_resource.go
+++ b/pkger/clone_resource.go
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ func bucketToObject(bkt influxdb.Bucket, name string) Object {
 		name = bkt.Name
 	}
 	k := Object{
-		Type:     KindBucket,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
-		Spec:     make(Resource),
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindBucket,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
+		Spec:       make(Resource),
 	}
 	assignNonZeroStrings(k.Spec, map[string]string{fieldDescription: bkt.Description})
 	if bkt.RetentionPeriod != 0 {
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ func checkToObject(ch influxdb.Check, name string) Object {
 		name = ch.GetName()
 	}
 	k := Object{
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
 		Spec: Resource{
 			fieldStatus: influxdb.TaskStatusActive,
 		},
@@ -381,8 +383,9 @@ func DashboardToObject(dash influxdb.Dashboard, name string) Object {
 	}
 
 	return Object{
-		Type:     KindDashboard,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindDashboard,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
 		Spec: Resource{
 			fieldDescription: dash.Description,
 			fieldDashCharts:  charts,
@@ -395,9 +398,10 @@ func labelToObject(l influxdb.Label, name string) Object {
 		name = l.Name
 	}
 	k := Object{
-		Type:     KindLabel,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
-		Spec:     make(Resource),
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindLabel,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
+		Spec:       make(Resource),
 	}
 
 	assignNonZeroStrings(k.Spec, map[string]string{
@@ -412,8 +416,9 @@ func endpointKind(e influxdb.NotificationEndpoint, name string) Object {
 		name = e.GetName()
 	}
 	k := Object{
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
-		Spec:     make(Resource),
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
+		Spec:       make(Resource),
 	}
 	assignNonZeroStrings(k.Spec, map[string]string{
 		fieldDescription: e.GetDescription(),
@@ -453,8 +458,9 @@ func ruleToObject(iRule influxdb.NotificationRule, endpointName, name string) Ob
 		name = iRule.GetName()
 	}
 	k := Object{
-		Type:     KindNotificationRule,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindNotificationRule,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
 		Spec: Resource{
 			fieldNotificationRuleEndpointName: endpointName,
 		},
@@ -522,8 +528,9 @@ func taskToObject(t influxdb.Task, name string) Object {
 	query := strings.TrimSpace(taskFluxRegex.ReplaceAllString(t.Flux, ""))
 
 	k := Object{
-		Type:     KindTask,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindTask,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
 		Spec: Resource{
 			fieldQuery: query,
 		},
@@ -542,8 +549,9 @@ func telegrafToObject(t influxdb.TelegrafConfig, name string) Object {
 		name = t.Name
 	}
 	k := Object{
-		Type:     KindTelegraf,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindTelegraf,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
 		Spec: Resource{
 			fieldTelegrafConfig: t.Config,
 		},
@@ -561,9 +569,10 @@ func VariableToObject(v influxdb.Variable, name string) Object {
 	}
 
 	k := Object{
-		Type:     KindVariable,
-		Metadata: Metadata{Name: name},
-		Spec:     make(Resource),
+		APIVersion: APIVersion,
+		Type:       KindVariable,
+		Metadata:   Metadata{Name: name},
+		Spec:       make(Resource),
 	}
 	assignNonZeroStrings(k.Spec, map[string]string{fieldDescription: v.Description})
 
diff --git a/pkger/models.go b/pkger/models.go
index e978aa9476..84a2b9eeff 100644
--- a/pkger/models.go
+++ b/pkger/models.go
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ type SummaryVariable struct {
 }
 
 const (
+	fieldAPIVersion   = "apiVersion"
 	fieldAssociations = "associations"
 	fieldDescription  = "description"
 	fieldEvery        = "every"
diff --git a/pkger/parser.go b/pkger/parser.go
index 229f9baebe..454c6ae50d 100644
--- a/pkger/parser.go
+++ b/pkger/parser.go
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ func (p *Pkg) eachResource(resourceKind Kind, minNameLen int, fn func(r Object)
 				Idx:  intPtr(i),
 				ValidationErrs: []validationErr{
 					{
-						Field: "kind",
+						Field: fieldKind,
 						Msg:   err.Error(),
 					},
 				},
@@ -963,6 +963,20 @@ func (p *Pkg) eachResource(resourceKind Kind, minNameLen int, fn func(r Object)
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if k.APIVersion != APIVersion {
+			pErr.append(resourceErr{
+				Kind: k.Type.String(),
+				Idx:  intPtr(i),
+				ValidationErrs: []validationErr{
+					{
+						Field: fieldAPIVersion,
+						Msg:   fmt.Sprintf("invalid API version provided %q; must be 1 in [%s]", k.APIVersion, APIVersion),
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if len(k.Name()) < minNameLen {
 			pErr.append(resourceErr{
 				Kind: k.Type.String(),