diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 57080bb76d..eb7b44b4eb 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ Release 2.5.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-1751. Improve MiniYarnCluster for log aggregation testing (Ming Ma
     via jlowe)
 
+    YARN-1981. Nodemanager version is not updated when a node reconnects (Jason
+    Lowe via jeagles)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java
index dc53a5d0d7..0d337962de 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ public void transition(RMNodeImpl rmNode, RMNodeEvent event) {
           new NodeRemovedSchedulerEvent(rmNode));
 
       RMNode newNode = ((RMNodeReconnectEvent)event).getReconnectedNode();
+      rmNode.nodeManagerVersion = newNode.getNodeManagerVersion();
       if (rmNode.getTotalCapability().equals(newNode.getTotalCapability())
           && rmNode.getHttpPort() == newNode.getHttpPort()) {
         // Reset heartbeat ID since node just restarted.
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMNodeTransitions.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMNodeTransitions.java
index 3c453ebcd8..3bcde8d925 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMNodeTransitions.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMNodeTransitions.java
@@ -455,11 +455,15 @@ public void testUpdateHeartbeatResponseForCleanup() {
   }
 
   private RMNodeImpl getRunningNode() {
+    return getRunningNode(null);
+  }
+
+  private RMNodeImpl getRunningNode(String nmVersion) {
     NodeId nodeId = BuilderUtils.newNodeId("localhost", 0);
     Resource capability = Resource.newInstance(4096, 4);
     RMNodeImpl node = new RMNodeImpl(nodeId, rmContext,null, 0, 0,
         null, ResourceOption.newInstance(capability,
-            RMNode.OVER_COMMIT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS_DEFAULT), null);
+            RMNode.OVER_COMMIT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS_DEFAULT), nmVersion);
     node.handle(new RMNodeEvent(node.getNodeID(), RMNodeEventType.STARTED));
     Assert.assertEquals(NodeState.RUNNING, node.getState());
     return node;
@@ -530,4 +534,14 @@ public void testReconnect() {
         nodesListManagerEvent.getType());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testReconnnectUpdate() {
+    final String nmVersion1 = "nm version 1";
+    final String nmVersion2 = "nm version 2";
+    RMNodeImpl node = getRunningNode(nmVersion1);
+    Assert.assertEquals(nmVersion1, node.getNodeManagerVersion());
+    RMNodeImpl reconnectingNode = getRunningNode(nmVersion2);
+    node.handle(new RMNodeReconnectEvent(node.getNodeID(), reconnectingNode));
+    Assert.assertEquals(nmVersion2, node.getNodeManagerVersion());
+  }
 }