diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 75cfc8698b..df3698adc6 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -53,13 +53,11 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/sockets"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 )
 
-// DefaultVersion is the version of the current stable API
-const DefaultVersion string = "1.26"
-
 // Client is the API client that performs all operations
 // against a docker server.
 type Client struct {
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ func NewEnvClient() (*Client, error) {
 	}
 	version := os.Getenv("DOCKER_API_VERSION")
 	if version == "" {
-		version = DefaultVersion
+		version = api.DefaultVersion
 	}
 
 	cli, err := NewClient(host, version, client, nil)
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 7c26403ebe..64188d5fb1 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func TestNewEnvClient(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			envs:            map[string]string{},
-			expectedVersion: DefaultVersion,
+			expectedVersion: api.DefaultVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			envs: map[string]string{
@@ -38,21 +39,21 @@ func TestNewEnvClient(t *testing.T) {
 			envs: map[string]string{
 				"DOCKER_CERT_PATH": "testdata/",
 			},
-			expectedVersion: DefaultVersion,
+			expectedVersion: api.DefaultVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			envs: map[string]string{
 				"DOCKER_CERT_PATH":  "testdata/",
 				"DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY": "1",
 			},
-			expectedVersion: DefaultVersion,
+			expectedVersion: api.DefaultVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			envs: map[string]string{
 				"DOCKER_CERT_PATH": "testdata/",
 				"DOCKER_HOST":      "https://notaunixsocket",
 			},
-			expectedVersion: DefaultVersion,
+			expectedVersion: api.DefaultVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			envs: map[string]string{
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func TestNewEnvClient(t *testing.T) {
 			envs: map[string]string{
 				"DOCKER_HOST": "invalid://url",
 			},
-			expectedVersion: DefaultVersion,
+			expectedVersion: api.DefaultVersion,
 		},
 		{
 			envs: map[string]string{
@@ -262,8 +263,8 @@ func TestNewEnvClientSetsDefaultVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if client.version != DefaultVersion {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected %s, got %s", DefaultVersion, client.version)
+	if client.version != api.DefaultVersion {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s, got %s", api.DefaultVersion, client.version)
 	}
 
 	expected := "1.22"