diff --git a/homeassistant/components/version/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/version/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e957bc07e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/version/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "version": {
+        "default": "mdi:package-up"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/version/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/version/sensor.py
index e1e930b50a6..6b0565b8cb3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/version/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/version/sensor.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
             entity_description=SensorEntityDescription(
                 key=str(entry.data[CONF_SOURCE]),
                 name=entity_name,
+                translation_key="version",
             ),
         )
     ]
@@ -42,8 +43,6 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
 class VersionSensorEntity(VersionEntity, SensorEntity):
     """Version sensor entity class."""
 
-    _attr_icon = "mdi:package-up"
-
     @property
     def native_value(self) -> StateType:
         """Return the native value of this sensor."""