diff --git a/api/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/api/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e5367b20d..24ac43c57b 100644
--- a/api/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/api/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ keywords: "API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation"
   continues returning these fields when set for informational purposes, but
   they should not be depended on as they will be omitted once the legacy builder
   is removed.
+* Deprecated: the `Config.DockerVersion` field returned by the `GET /plugins`
+  and `GET /images/{name}/json` endpoints is deprecated. The field is no
+  longer set, and is omitted when empty.
 
 ## v1.50 API changes
 
diff --git a/api/docs/v1.51.yaml b/api/docs/v1.51.yaml
index a8d4cdaad9..b27758998c 100644
--- a/api/docs/v1.51.yaml
+++ b/api/docs/v1.51.yaml
@@ -3142,10 +3142,15 @@ definitions:
           - Args
         properties:
           DockerVersion:
-            description: "Docker Version used to create the plugin"
+            description: |-
+              Docker Version used to create the plugin.
+
+              Depending on how the plugin was created, this field may be empty or omitted.
+
+              Deprecated: this field is no longer set, and will be removed in the next API version.
             type: "string"
             x-nullable: false
-            example: "17.06.0-ce"
+            x-omitempty: true
           Description:
             type: "string"
             x-nullable: false
diff --git a/api/docs/v1.52.yaml b/api/docs/v1.52.yaml
index 7923f9f194..70df91a10f 100644
--- a/api/docs/v1.52.yaml
+++ b/api/docs/v1.52.yaml
@@ -3203,10 +3203,15 @@ definitions:
           - Args
         properties:
           DockerVersion:
-            description: "Docker Version used to create the plugin"
+            description: |-
+              Docker Version used to create the plugin.
+
+              Depending on how the plugin was created, this field may be empty or omitted.
+
+              Deprecated: this field is no longer set, and will be removed in the next API version.
             type: "string"
             x-nullable: false
-            example: "17.06.0-ce"
+            x-omitempty: true
           Description:
             type: "string"
             x-nullable: false
diff --git a/api/swagger.yaml b/api/swagger.yaml
index 7923f9f194..70df91a10f 100644
--- a/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -3203,10 +3203,15 @@ definitions:
           - Args
         properties:
           DockerVersion:
-            description: "Docker Version used to create the plugin"
+            description: |-
+              Docker Version used to create the plugin.
+
+              Depending on how the plugin was created, this field may be empty or omitted.
+
+              Deprecated: this field is no longer set, and will be removed in the next API version.
             type: "string"
             x-nullable: false
-            example: "17.06.0-ce"
+            x-omitempty: true
           Description:
             type: "string"
             x-nullable: false
diff --git a/api/types/plugin/plugin.go b/api/types/plugin/plugin.go
index b7c768d7fc..e1adda6292 100644
--- a/api/types/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/api/types/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Required: true
 	Description string `json:"Description"`
 
-	// Docker Version used to create the plugin
-	// Example: 17.06.0-ce
+	// Docker Version used to create the plugin.
+	//
+	// Depending on how the plugin was created, this field may be empty or omitted.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: this field is no longer set, and will be removed in the next API version.
 	DockerVersion string `json:"DockerVersion,omitempty"`
 
 	// documentation
diff --git a/daemon/pkg/plugin/backend_linux.go b/daemon/pkg/plugin/backend_linux.go
index 9775c7dabc..148a723f1a 100644
--- a/daemon/pkg/plugin/backend_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/pkg/plugin/backend_linux.go
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ func (pm *Manager) CreateFromContext(ctx context.Context, tarCtx io.ReadCloser,
 		DiffIds: []string{rootFSBlob.Digest().String()},
 	}
 
-	config.DockerVersion = dockerversion.Version
+	config.DockerVersion = dockerversion.Version //nolint:staticcheck // ignore SA1019: field is deprecated.
 
 	configBlob, err := pm.blobStore.Writer(ctx, content.WithRef(name+"-config.json"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/plugin/plugin.go b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/plugin/plugin.go
index b7c768d7fc..e1adda6292 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Required: true
 	Description string `json:"Description"`
 
-	// Docker Version used to create the plugin
-	// Example: 17.06.0-ce
+	// Docker Version used to create the plugin.
+	//
+	// Depending on how the plugin was created, this field may be empty or omitted.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: this field is no longer set, and will be removed in the next API version.
 	DockerVersion string `json:"DockerVersion,omitempty"`
 
 	// documentation