diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 7375bf563f6..94e4438312a 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ override TARGET_BUILD=
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/prereq.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 override MAKE:=$(_SINGLE)$(SUBMAKE)
 override NO_TRACE_MAKE:=$(_SINGLE)$(NO_TRACE_MAKE)
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ override NO_TRACE_MAKE:=$(_SINGLE)$(NO_TRACE_MAKE)
 KDIR=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)
 DTS_DIR:=$(LINUX_DIR)/arch/$(ARCH)/boot/dts/
 
-IMG_PREFIX:=openwrt-$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),-$(SUBTARGET))
+IMG_PREFIX:=openwrt-$(if $(CONFIG_VERSION_FILENAMES),$(VERSION_NUMBER)-)$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),-$(SUBTARGET))
 
 MKFS_DEVTABLE_OPT := -D $(INCLUDE_DIR)/device_table.txt
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/image-config.in b/package/base-files/image-config.in
index 8859eb6f6a3..1f0b2c86ea0 100644
--- a/package/base-files/image-config.in
+++ b/package/base-files/image-config.in
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ if VERSIONOPT
 		help
 			This is the hardware revision string embedded in /etc/device_info
 			Useful for OEMs building OpenWrt based firmware
+
+	config VERSION_FILENAMES
+		bool
+		prompt "Version number in filenames"
+		default y
+		help
+			Enable this to include the version number in firmware image, SDK-
+			and Image Builder archive file names
 endif
 
 
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
index 1a7cbbf9fe3..82fdab40d8e 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ override MAKEFLAGS=
 PKG_OS:=$(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine)))
 PKG_CPU:=$(word 1,$(subst -, ,$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine)))
 
-IB_NAME:=OpenWrt-ImageBuilder-$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),_$(SUBTARGET))-for-$(PKG_OS)-$(PKG_CPU)
+IB_NAME:=OpenWrt-ImageBuilder-$(if $(CONFIG_VERSION_FILENAMES),$(VERSION_NUMBER)-)$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),_$(SUBTARGET))-for-$(PKG_OS)-$(PKG_CPU)
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(IB_NAME)
 IB_KDIR:=$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/%,$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR))
 IB_LDIR:=$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/%,$(LINUX_DIR))
diff --git a/target/sdk/Makefile b/target/sdk/Makefile
index cdfb2c8c45f..9e8749b080f 100644
--- a/target/sdk/Makefile
+++ b/target/sdk/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 override MAKEFLAGS=
 
 PKG_OS:=$(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine)))
 PKG_CPU:=$(word 1,$(subst -, ,$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine)))
 
-SDK_NAME:=OpenWrt-SDK-$(BOARD)-for-$(PKG_OS)-$(PKG_CPU)-gcc-$(GCCV)_$(LIBC)-$(LIBCV)
+SDK_NAME:=OpenWrt-SDK-$(if $(CONFIG_VERSION_FILENAMES),$(VERSION_NUMBER)-)$(BOARD)-for-$(PKG_OS)-$(PKG_CPU)-gcc-$(GCCV)_$(LIBC)-$(LIBCV)
 SDK_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(SDK_NAME)
 
 STAGING_SUBDIR_HOST := staging_dir/host