diff --git a/contentctl/actions/build.py b/contentctl/actions/build.py
index 6d5e96bd..64bcad4e 100644
--- a/contentctl/actions/build.py
+++ b/contentctl/actions/build.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from contentctl.input.director import DirectorOutputDto
 from contentctl.objects.config import build
-from contentctl.output.api_json_output import ApiJsonOutput
+from contentctl.output.api_json_output import JSON_API_VERSION, ApiJsonOutput
 from contentctl.output.conf_output import ConfOutput
 from contentctl.output.conf_writer import ConfWriter
 
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def execute(self, input_dto: BuildInputDto) -> DirectorOutputDto:
             api_json_output.writeDeployments(input_dto.director_output_dto.deployments)
 
             # create version file for sse api
-            version_file = input_dto.config.getAPIPath() / "version.json"
+            version_file = (
+                input_dto.config.getAPIPath() / f"version_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"
+            )
             utc_time = (
                 datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
                 .replace(microsecond=0, tzinfo=None)
diff --git a/contentctl/output/api_json_output.py b/contentctl/output/api_json_output.py
index 846d44bb..dabf18fd 100644
--- a/contentctl/output/api_json_output.py
+++ b/contentctl/output/api_json_output.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 from contentctl.output.json_writer import JsonWriter
 
+JSON_API_VERSION = 2
+
 
 class ApiJsonOutput:
     output_path: pathlib.Path
@@ -70,7 +72,9 @@ def writeDetections(
         #     del()
 
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "detections.json"), "detections", detections
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"detections_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
+            "detections",
+            detections,
         )
 
     def writeMacros(
@@ -86,7 +90,9 @@ def writeMacros(
                 if k in macro:
                     del macro[k]
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "macros.json"), "macros", macros
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"macros_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
+            "macros",
+            macros,
         )
 
     def writeStories(
@@ -132,7 +138,9 @@ def writeStories(
             ]
 
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "stories.json"), "stories", stories
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"stories_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
+            "stories",
+            stories,
         )
 
     def writeBaselines(
@@ -163,7 +171,9 @@ def writeBaselines(
         ]
 
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "baselines.json"), "baselines", baselines
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"baselines_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
+            "baselines",
+            baselines,
         )
 
     def writeInvestigations(
@@ -195,7 +205,7 @@ def writeInvestigations(
             for investigation in objects
         ]
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "response_tasks.json"),
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"response_tasks_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
             "response_tasks",
             investigations,
         )
@@ -227,7 +237,9 @@ def writeLookups(
                 if k in lookup:
                     del lookup[k]
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "lookups.json"), "lookups", lookups
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"lookups_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
+            "lookups",
+            lookups,
         )
 
     def writeDeployments(
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ def writeDeployments(
         # references are not to be included, but have been deleted in the
         # model_serialization logic
         JsonWriter.writeJsonObject(
-            os.path.join(self.output_path, "deployments.json"),
+            os.path.join(self.output_path, f"deployments_v{JSON_API_VERSION}.json"),
             "deployments",
             deployments,
         )