diff --git a/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb b/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb
index 6f2a3debc..ca221e7ee 100644
--- a/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb
+++ b/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # -*- mode: ruby -*-
 # vi: set ft=ruby :
 
-Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+# Vagrantfile API/syntax version. Don't touch unless you know what you're doing!
+VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"
+
+Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
   # All Vagrant configuration is done here. The most common configuration
   # options are documented and commented below. For a complete reference,
   # please see the online documentation at vagrantup.com.