diff --git a/src/common/base-store.ts b/src/common/base-store.ts
index ecaa281864..2c2f66dd23 100644
--- a/src/common/base-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/base-store.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ export abstract class BaseStore<T extends object> extends Singleton {
     const getConfigurationFileModel = di.inject(getConfigurationFileModelInjectable);
 
     this.storeConfig = getConfigurationFileModel({
-      ...this.params,
       projectName: "lens",
       projectVersion: di.inject(appVersionInjectable),
       cwd: this.cwd(),
+      ...this.params,
     });
 
     const res: any = this.fromStore(this.storeConfig.store);
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-store.ts b/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
index 59a7ce86b9..4217576d2f 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export abstract class ExtensionStore<T extends object> extends BaseStore<T> {
   loadExtension(extension: LensExtension) {
     this.extension = extension;
 
+    this.params.projectVersion ??= this.extension.version;
+
     return super.load();
   }