diff --git a/docs/developer-guide/context-editor-config.md b/docs/developer-guide/context-editor-config.md
index 7b64293eaa..dbab5ff3d3 100644
--- a/docs/developer-guide/context-editor-config.md
+++ b/docs/developer-guide/context-editor-config.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The configuration file has this shape:
     {
         "name": "Map",
         "mandatory": true, // <-- mandatory should not be shown in editor OR not movable and directly added to the right list.
+        "version": "1.2.3",
     }, {
         "name": "Notifications",
         "mandatory": true, // <-- mandatory should not be shown in editor OR not movable and directly added to the right list.
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ Each entry of `plugins` array is an object that describes the plugin, it's depen
 These are the properties allowed for the plugin entry object:
 
 * `name`: `{string}` the name (ID) of the plugin
+* `version`: `{string}` the version of the plugn
 * `title`: `{string}` the title string OR messageId (from localization file)
 * `description`: `{string}`: the description string OR messageId (from localization file)
 * `docUrl`: `{string}`: the plugin/extension specific documentation url
diff --git a/web/client/components/contextcreator/ConfigurePluginsStep.jsx b/web/client/components/contextcreator/ConfigurePluginsStep.jsx
index 93e28bcb16..504eeaa0cc 100644
--- a/web/client/components/contextcreator/ConfigurePluginsStep.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/contextcreator/ConfigurePluginsStep.jsx
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ const getAvailableTools = (plugin, onShowDialog, hideUploadExtension) => {
     }];
 };
 
+const formatPluginTitle = (plugin) => {
+    var version = '';
+    if (plugin.version && plugin.version !== 'undefined') {
+        version = ' (' + plugin.version + ')';
+    }
+    return (plugin.title || plugin.label || plugin.name) + version;
+};
+
+const formatPluginDescription = (plugin) => {
+    return plugin.description || 'plugin name: ' + plugin.name;
+};
+
 /**
  * Converts plugin objects to Transform items
  * @param {string} editedPlugin currently edited plugin
@@ -128,9 +140,9 @@ const pluginsToItems = ({
         const isMandatory = plugin.forcedMandatory || plugin.mandatory;
         return {
             id: plugin.name,
-            title: plugin.title || plugin.label || plugin.name,
+            title: formatPluginTitle(plugin),
             cardSize: 'sm',
-            description: plugin.description || 'plugin name: ' + plugin.name,
+            description: formatPluginDescription(plugin),
             showDescriptionTooltip,
             descriptionTooltipDelay,
             mandatory: isMandatory,
diff --git a/web/client/reducers/contextcreator.js b/web/client/reducers/contextcreator.js
index ff7d3aba60..f8e9fa3635 100644
--- a/web/client/reducers/contextcreator.js
+++ b/web/client/reducers/contextcreator.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const makeNode = (plugin, parent = null, plugins = [], localPlugins = []) => ({
     name: plugin.name,
     title: plugin.title,
     description: plugin.description,
+    version: plugin.version,
     docUrl: plugin.docUrl, // custom documentation url (useful for plugin as extension with extension specific documentation)
     glyph: plugin.glyph,
     parent,