diff --git a/common/constants.ts b/common/constants.ts
index 5c933f68..d6ee0097 100644
--- a/common/constants.ts
+++ b/common/constants.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ export const BEDROCK_DIMENSIONS = {
  * Various constants pertaining to Workflow configs
  */
 
+export const UI_METADATA_SCHEMA_VERSION = 1;
+
 // frontend-specific workflow types, derived from the available preset templates
 export enum WORKFLOW_TYPE {
   SEMANTIC_SEARCH = 'Semantic search',
diff --git a/common/interfaces.ts b/common/interfaces.ts
index 37817c51..27712cdd 100644
--- a/common/interfaces.ts
+++ b/common/interfaces.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ type ReactFlowViewport = {
 };
 
 export type UIState = {
-  schema_version: 1;
+  schema_version: number;
   config: WorkflowConfig;
   type: WORKFLOW_TYPE;
   // Will be used in future when changing from form-based to flow-based configs via drag-and-drop
diff --git a/public/pages/workflows/new_workflow/utils.ts b/public/pages/workflows/new_workflow/utils.ts
index fc7e04ff..13f00c51 100644
--- a/public/pages/workflows/new_workflow/utils.ts
+++ b/public/pages/workflows/new_workflow/utils.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import {
   KNN_QUERY,
   HYBRID_SEARCH_QUERY_MATCH_KNN,
   WorkflowConfig,
+  UI_METADATA_SCHEMA_VERSION,
 } from '../../../../common';
 import { generateId } from '../../../utils';
-import * as pluginManifest from '../../../../opensearch_dashboards.json';
 
 // Fn to produce the complete preset template with all necessary UI metadata.
 export function enrichPresetWorkflowWithUiMetadata(
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function enrichPresetWorkflowWithUiMetadata(
 
 export function fetchEmptyMetadata(): UIState {
   return {
-    version: pluginManifest.version,
+    schema_version: UI_METADATA_SCHEMA_VERSION,
     type: WORKFLOW_TYPE.CUSTOM,
     config: fetchEmptyUIConfig(),
   };