--- sbin/geom/class/eli/geom_eli.c	(revision 226241)
+++ sbin/geom/class/eli/geom_eli.c	(working copy)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ 
 
 #define	GELI_BACKUP_DIR	"/var/backups/"
 #define	GELI_ENC_ALGO	"aes"
+#define	GELI_VERSION	"6"
 
 static void eli_main(struct gctl_req *req, unsigned flags);
 static void eli_init(struct gctl_req *req);
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ 
 /*
  * Available commands:
  *
- * init [-bhPv] [-a aalgo] [-B backupfile] [-e ealgo] [-i iterations] [-l keylen] [-J newpassfile] [-K newkeyfile] prov
+ * init [-bhPv] [-a aalgo] [-B backupfile] [-e ealgo] [-i iterations] [-l keylen] [-J newpassfile] [-K newkeyfile] [-V version] prov
  * label - alias for 'init'
  * attach [-dprv] [-j passfile] [-k keyfile] prov
  * detach [-fl] prov ...
@@ -112,9 +113,10 @@ 
 		{ 'l', "keylen", "0", G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		{ 'P', "nonewpassphrase", NULL, G_TYPE_BOOL },
 		{ 's', "sectorsize", "0", G_TYPE_NUMBER },
+		{ 'V', "eliversion", GELI_VERSION, G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		G_OPT_SENTINEL
 	    },
-	    "[-bPv] [-a aalgo] [-B backupfile] [-e ealgo] [-i iterations] [-l keylen] [-J newpassfile] [-K newkeyfile] [-s sectorsize] prov"
+	    "[-bPv] [-a aalgo] [-B backupfile] [-e ealgo] [-i iterations] [-l keylen] [-J newpassfile] [-K newkeyfile] [-s sectorsize] [-V version] prov"
 	},
 	{ "label", G_FLAG_VERBOSE, eli_main,
 	    {
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ 
 		{ 'l', "keylen", "0", G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		{ 'P', "nonewpassphrase", NULL, G_TYPE_BOOL },
 		{ 's', "sectorsize", "0", G_TYPE_NUMBER },
+		{ 'V', "eliversion", GELI_VERSION, G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		G_OPT_SENTINEL
 	    },
 	    "- an alias for 'init'"
@@ -673,9 +676,16 @@ 
 		return;
 	}
 
+	version = gctl_get_intmax(req, "eliversion");
+	if (G_ELI_VERSION_06 < version) {
+		gctl_error(req, "Invalid metadata version (must be between %d "
+		    "and %d): %d", G_ELI_VERSION_00, G_ELI_VERSION_06,
+		    version);
+		return;
+	}
 	bzero(&md, sizeof(md));
 	strlcpy(md.md_magic, G_ELI_MAGIC, sizeof(md.md_magic));
-	md.md_version = G_ELI_VERSION;
+	md.md_version = version;
 	md.md_flags = 0;
 	if (gctl_get_int(req, "boot"))
 		md.md_flags |= G_ELI_FLAG_BOOT;
--- sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8	(revision 226241)
+++ sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8	(working copy)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ 
 .Op Fl K Ar newkeyfile
 .Op Fl l Ar keylen
 .Op Fl s Ar sectorsize
+.Op Fl V Ar eliversion
 .Ar prov
 .Nm
 .Cm label - an alias for
@@ -319,6 +320,11 @@ 
 Increasing sector size allows to increase performance, because we need to
 generate an IV and do encrypt/decrypt for every single sector - less number
 of sectors means less work to do.
+.It Fl V Ar eliversion
+Use a specific encryption metadata version when creating encrypted devices.
+This defaults to whatever version was compiled into the
+.Nm
+binary.
 .El
 .It Cm attach
 Attach the given provider.