diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
index 3c90f2872..2edcfc111 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module Vagrant
       if !@communicator
         # For now, we always return SSH. In the future, we'll abstract
         # this and allow plugins to define new methods of communication.
-        klass = Vagrant.plugin("1").manager.communicators[:ssh]
+        klass = Vagrant.plugin("2").manager.communicators[:ssh]
         @communicator = klass.new(self)
       end
 
diff --git a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
index 7b20ca164..24ee55eb7 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require 'vagrant/util/ssh'
 module VagrantPlugins
   module CommunicatorSSH
     # This class provides communication with the VM via SSH.
-    class Communicator < Vagrant.plugin("1", :communicator)
+    class Communicator < Vagrant.plugin("2", :communicator)
       include Vagrant::Util::ANSIEscapeCodeRemover
       include Vagrant::Util::Retryable
 
diff --git a/plugins/communicators/ssh/plugin.rb b/plugins/communicators/ssh/plugin.rb
index 10de987a4..825878519 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/ssh/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/ssh/plugin.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require "vagrant"
 
 module VagrantPlugins
   module CommunicatorSSH
-    class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin("1")
+    class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin("2")
       name "ssh communiator"
       description <<-DESC
       This plugin allows Vagrant to communicate with remote machines using