diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 56431de0b2..ee3447ede1 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ func WithRegistryMirrors(registryMirrors map[string]string) ClientOption {
 	}
 }
 
+const DockerAPIVersion = "1.38"
+
 // NewClient allocates and returns a Client configured with the specified options.
 func NewClient(opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 	var client Client
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ func NewClient(opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 		var err error
 		client.docker, err = dockerClient.NewClientWithOpts(
 			dockerClient.FromEnv,
-			dockerClient.WithVersion("1.38"),
+			dockerClient.WithVersion(DockerAPIVersion),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating docker client")
diff --git a/cmd/docker_init.go b/cmd/docker_init.go
index 0c9db007ca..2a2f7d41a9 100644
--- a/cmd/docker_init.go
+++ b/cmd/docker_init.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/internal/sshdialer"
 
 	dockerClient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func tryInitSSHDockerClient() (dockerClient.CommonAPIClient, error) {
 	}
 
 	dockerClientOpts := []dockerClient.Opt{
-		dockerClient.WithVersion("1.38"),
+		dockerClient.WithVersion(pack.DockerAPIVersion),
 		dockerClient.WithHTTPClient(httpClient),
 		dockerClient.WithHost("http://dummy/"),
 		dockerClient.WithDialContext(dialContext),