diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
index eec900592e641..166e2fa6d4ba2 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ Resources:
             IgnorePublicAcls: true
             RestrictPublicBuckets: true
           - Ref: AWS::NoValue
+      VersioningConfiguration:
+        Status: Enabled
     UpdateReplacePolicy: Retain
     DeletionPolicy: Retain
   StagingBucketPolicy: