diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index 3f234f9f..3f86947f 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js b/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js
index e6402fe3..3d80ddc3 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
     under the License.
 */
 
+/**
+ * @todo update coho to update this line.
+ * @todo use `package.json` instead but first
+ *  figure out how this fit in with the platform-centered workflow structure.
+ *  This workflow would not have the `package.json` file.
+ */
+// Coho updates this line
+const VERSION = '9.0.0-dev';
+
 var path = require('path');
 
 var AndroidProject = require('./lib/AndroidProject');
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ class Api {
         result.locations = this.locations;
         result.root = this.root;
         result.name = this.platform;
-        result.version = require('./version');
+        result.version = Api.version();
         result.projectConfig = this._config;
 
         return result;
@@ -365,6 +374,10 @@ class Api {
         }
         return result;
     }
+
+    static version () {
+        return VERSION;
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = Api;
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index 15258f84..36aee6c0 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/check_reqs.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/check_reqs.js
index 519db895..e2305a71 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/check_reqs.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/check_reqs.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/device.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/device.js
index f0ea6d4d..3bb95c90 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/device.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/device.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
index 81525bae..eeab9d65 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/log.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/log.js
index db0ba410..4e087651 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/log.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/log.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/retry.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/retry.js
index e619b3d8..6ce8e818 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/retry.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/retry.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
     Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
     or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js
index 774dddd5..892e9b0c 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 /*
        Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
        or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/version b/bin/templates/cordova/version
index 51fb968e..00f44bbb 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/version
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/version
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
        under the License.
 */
 
-// Coho updates this line:
-var VERSION = '9.0.0-dev';
+const Api = require('./Api');
 
-module.exports.version = VERSION;
-
-if (!module.parent) {
-    console.log(VERSION);
-}
+console.log(Api.version());