diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
index 543f04c0f..4dad3730d 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/adminplugins.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ exports.socketio = (hookName, args, cb) => {
           const currentVersion = pluginDefs.plugins[plugin].package.version;
 
           return semver.gt(latestVersion, currentVersion);
-        });
+        }).map((plugin) => ({name: plugin, version: results[plugin].version}));
 
         socket.emit('results:updatable', {updatable});
       } catch (err) {
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ exports.socketio = (hookName, args, cb) => {
       }
     });
 
-    socket.on('install', (pluginName) => {
-      installer.install(pluginName, (err) => {
+    socket.on('install', (pluginName, version) => {
+      installer.install(pluginName, version, (err) => {
         if (err) console.warn(err.stack || err.toString());
 
         socket.emit('finished:install', {
diff --git a/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js b/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
index d3636dfd8..752d2220f 100644
--- a/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
+++ b/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
@@ -123,13 +123,17 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
     $('.do-install, .do-update').unbind('click').click(function (e) {
       const $row = $(e.target).closest('tr');
       const plugin = $row.data('plugin');
+      const update = $row.find('input.do-update');
+      // TODO dont store it here in DOM
+      // version after update or after installing a new package
+      const version = update.length !== 0 ? update.attr('version') : $row.find('.version').text();
       if ($(this).hasClass('do-install')) {
         $row.remove().appendTo('#installed-plugins');
         installed.progress.show(plugin, 'Installing');
       } else {
         installed.progress.show(plugin, 'Updating');
       }
-      socket.emit('install', plugin);
+      socket.emit('install', plugin, version);
       installed.messages.hide('nothing-installed');
     });
 
@@ -217,11 +221,13 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
   });
 
   socket.on('results:updatable', (data) => {
-    data.updatable.forEach((pluginName) => {
-      const actions = $(`#installed-plugins > tr.${pluginName} .actions`);
+    data.updatable.forEach((plugin) => {
+      const {name, version} = plugin;
+      const actions = $(`#installed-plugins > tr.${name} .actions`);
       actions.find('.do-update').remove();
+      // TODO dont store version here in DOM
       actions.append(
-          $('<input>').addClass('do-update').attr('type', 'button').attr('value', 'Update'));
+          $('<input>').addClass('do-update').attr('type', 'button').attr('version', version).attr('value', 'Update'));
     });
     updateHandlers();
   });
diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.js b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.js
index 7410c9037..57739758a 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.js
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ exports.uninstall = async (pluginName, cb = null) => {
   cb(null);
 };
 
-exports.install = async (pluginName, cb = null) => {
+exports.install = async (pluginName, version, cb = null) => {
   cb = wrapTaskCb(cb);
-  logger.info(`Installing plugin ${pluginName}...`);
+  logger.info(`Installing plugin ${pluginName}@${version}...`);
   try {
-    await runCmd(['npm', 'install', pluginName]);
+    await runCmd(['npm', 'install', `${pluginName}@${version}`]);
   } catch (err) {
-    logger.error(`Failed to install plugin ${pluginName}`);
+    logger.error(`Failed to install plugin ${pluginName}@${version}`);
     cb(err || new Error(err));
     throw err;
   }
-  logger.info(`Successfully installed plugin ${pluginName}`);
+  logger.info(`Successfully installed plugin ${pluginName}@${version}`);
   await hooks.aCallAll('pluginInstall', {pluginName});
   await plugins.update();
   cb(null);