diff --git a/packages/porter-babel/src/babel-config.js b/packages/porter-babel/src/babel-config.js
index 3b60e90..4cc7d1d 100644
--- a/packages/porter-babel/src/babel-config.js
+++ b/packages/porter-babel/src/babel-config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 const createBaseBabelConfig = require("@porterjs/babel-config");
 
 module.exports =function createBabelConfig({ targets, options, mode, modules = true, presets = [], plugins = [] }) {
-  plugins = plugins.concat(["@babel/plugin-transform-runtime"]);
+  let babelVersion = "7.5.0";
+  try {
+    babelVersion = require('@babel/helpers/package.json').version;
+  } catch (ex) {}
+  plugins = plugins.concat([["@babel/plugin-transform-runtime", { version: babelVersion }]]);
   return createBaseBabelConfig({ targets, options, mode, modules, presets, plugins });
 }
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