diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 160448f984..3de96391f0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     tab.aliases = formula.aliases
     tab.arch = Hardware::CPU.arch
     tab.source["versions"]["stable"] = formula.stable.version.to_s
+    tab.source["versions"]["version_scheme"] = formula.version_scheme
     tab.source["path"] = formula.specified_path.to_s
     tab.source["tap_git_head"] = formula.tap&.git_head
     tab.tap = formula.tap