diff --git a/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/lerna.json b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/lerna.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1587a66968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/lerna.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/package.json b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fa36b4fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "leaf-lockfile",
+  "version": "0.0.0-lerna",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/packages/package-1/package-lock.json b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/packages/package-1/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e72a417dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/packages/package-1/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-1",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tiny-tarball": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-tarball/-/tiny-tarball-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-u/EC1a5zr+LFUyleD7AiMCFvZbE="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/packages/package-1/package.json b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/packages/package-1/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee217c2df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__fixtures__/lockfile-leaf/packages/package-1/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-1",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tiny-tarball": "^1.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/commands/version/__tests__/update-lockfile-version.test.js b/commands/version/__tests__/update-lockfile-version.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0af8de818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/version/__tests__/update-lockfile-version.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs-extra");
+
+// mocked or stubbed modules
+const loadJsonFile = require("load-json-file");
+
+// helpers
+const { getPackages } = require("@lerna/project");
+const initFixture = require("@lerna-test/init-fixture")(__dirname);
+
+const { updateLockfileVersion } = require("../lib/update-lockfile-version");
+
+test("updateLockfileVersion", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("lockfile-leaf");
+  const [pkg] = await getPackages(cwd);
+
+  pkg.version = "2.0.0";
+
+  const returnedLockfilePath = await updateLockfileVersion(pkg);
+
+  expect(returnedLockfilePath).toBe(path.join(pkg.location, "package-lock.json"));
+  expect(Array.from(loadJsonFile.registry.keys())).toStrictEqual(["/packages/package-1"]);
+  expect(fs.readJSONSync(returnedLockfilePath)).toHaveProperty("version", "2.0.0");
+});
+
+test("updateLockfileVersion without sibling lockfile", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("lifecycle", false);
+  const [pkg] = await getPackages(cwd);
+
+  pkg.version = "1.1.0";
+
+  loadJsonFile.mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.reject(new Error("file not found")));
+
+  const returnedLockfilePath = await updateLockfileVersion(pkg);
+
+  expect(returnedLockfilePath).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(fs.pathExistsSync(path.join(pkg.location, "package-lock.json"))).toBe(false);
+});
diff --git a/commands/version/__tests__/version-command.test.js b/commands/version/__tests__/version-command.test.js
index 8f0f4f27c6..692e4242f5 100644
--- a/commands/version/__tests__/version-command.test.js
+++ b/commands/version/__tests__/version-command.test.js
@@ -724,4 +724,14 @@ describe("VersionCommand", () => {
       expect(message).toBe("v1.0.1");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("with leaf lockfiles", () => {
+    it("updates lockfile version to new package version", async () => {
+      const cwd = await initFixture("lockfile-leaf");
+      await lernaVersion(cwd)("--yes", "major");
+
+      const changedFiles = await showCommit(cwd, "--name-only");
+      expect(changedFiles).toContain("packages/package-1/package-lock.json");
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/commands/version/index.js b/commands/version/index.js
index 7c7f158767..80bd8db148 100644
--- a/commands/version/index.js
+++ b/commands/version/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const isBreakingChange = require("./lib/is-breaking-change");
 const isAnythingCommitted = require("./lib/is-anything-committed");
 const makePromptVersion = require("./lib/prompt-version");
 const createRelease = require("./lib/create-release");
+const { updateLockfileVersion } = require("./lib/update-lockfile-version");
 
 const { collectPackages, getPackagesForOption } = collectUpdates;
 
@@ -511,10 +512,14 @@ class VersionCommand extends Command {
           }
         }
 
-        return pkg.serialize().then(() => {
+        return Promise.all([updateLockfileVersion(pkg), pkg.serialize()]).then(([lockfilePath]) => {
           // commit the updated manifest
           changedFiles.add(pkg.manifestLocation);
 
+          if (lockfilePath) {
+            changedFiles.add(lockfilePath);
+          }
+
           return pkg;
         });
       },
diff --git a/commands/version/lib/update-lockfile-version.js b/commands/version/lib/update-lockfile-version.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4172d17a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/version/lib/update-lockfile-version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const path = require("path");
+const loadJsonFile = require("load-json-file");
+const writeJsonFile = require("write-json-file");
+
+module.exports.updateLockfileVersion = updateLockfileVersion;
+
+function updateLockfileVersion(pkg) {
+  const lockfilePath = path.join(pkg.location, "package-lock.json");
+
+  let chain = Promise.resolve();
+
+  chain = chain.then(() => loadJsonFile(lockfilePath).catch(() => {}));
+  chain = chain.then(obj => {
+    if (obj) {
+      obj.version = pkg.version;
+
+      return writeJsonFile(lockfilePath, obj, {
+        detectIndent: true,
+        indent: 2,
+      }).then(() => lockfilePath);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return chain;
+}
diff --git a/commands/version/package.json b/commands/version/package.json
index 20ed2466c9..a6ae8533f3 100644
--- a/commands/version/package.json
+++ b/commands/version/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@lerna/validation-error": "file:../../core/validation-error",
     "chalk": "^2.3.1",
     "dedent": "^0.7.0",
+    "load-json-file": "^5.3.0",
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
     "npmlog": "^4.1.2",
     "p-map": "^2.1.0",
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     "p-waterfall": "^1.0.0",
     "semver": "^6.2.0",
     "slash": "^2.0.0",
-    "temp-write": "^3.4.0"
+    "temp-write": "^3.4.0",
+    "write-json-file": "^3.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e0f5ecbbea..e0d86e5728 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1351,6 +1351,7 @@
         "@lerna/validation-error": "file:core/validation-error",
         "chalk": "^2.3.1",
         "dedent": "^0.7.0",
+        "load-json-file": "^5.3.0",
         "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
         "npmlog": "^4.1.2",
         "p-map": "^2.1.0",
@@ -1359,7 +1360,8 @@
         "p-waterfall": "^1.0.0",
         "semver": "^6.2.0",
         "slash": "^2.0.0",
-        "temp-write": "^3.4.0"
+        "temp-write": "^3.4.0",
+        "write-json-file": "^3.2.0"
       }
     },
     "@lerna/write-log-file": {