diff --git a/contrib/apparmor/main.go b/contrib/apparmor/main.go
index d67890d265de7..f4a2978b86cb7 100644
--- a/contrib/apparmor/main.go
+++ b/contrib/apparmor/main.go
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"text/template"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/aaparser"
 )
 
-type profileData struct{}
+type profileData struct {
+	Version int
+}
 
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
@@ -18,6 +22,15 @@ func main() {
 	// parse the arg
 	apparmorProfilePath := os.Args[1]
 
+	version, err := aaparser.GetVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data := profileData{
+		Version: version,
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("apparmor_parser is of version %+v\n", data)
+
 	// parse the template
 	compiled, err := template.New("apparmor_profile").Parse(dockerProfileTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -35,7 +48,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	data := profileData{}
 	if err := compiled.Execute(f, data); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("executing template failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/contrib/apparmor/template.go b/contrib/apparmor/template.go
index 58afcbe845ee8..e6d0b6d37c58c 100644
--- a/contrib/apparmor/template.go
+++ b/contrib/apparmor/template.go
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
 
   umount,
   pivot_root,
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
   signal (receive) peer=@{profile_name},
   signal (receive) peer=unconfined,
   signal (send),
+{{end}}
   network,
   capability,
   owner /** rw,
@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
   /etc/ld.so.cache r,
   /etc/passwd r,
 
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
   ptrace peer=@{profile_name},
   ptrace (read) peer=docker-default,
   deny ptrace (trace) peer=docker-default,
   deny ptrace peer=/usr/bin/docker///bin/ps,
+{{end}}
 
   /usr/lib/** rm,
   /lib/** rm,
@@ -69,9 +73,11 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
   /sbin/zfs rCx,
   /sbin/apparmor_parser rCx,
 
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
   # Transitions
   change_profile -> docker-*,
   change_profile -> unconfined,
+{{end}}
 
   profile /bin/cat (complain) {
     /etc/ld.so.cache r,
@@ -93,8 +99,10 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
     /dev/null rw,
     /bin/ps mr,
 
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
     # We don't need ptrace so we'll deny and ignore the error.
     deny ptrace (read, trace),
+{{end}}
 
     # Quiet dac_override denials
     deny capability dac_override,
@@ -112,11 +120,15 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
     /proc/tty/drivers r,
   }
   profile /sbin/iptables (complain) {
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
     signal (receive) peer=/usr/bin/docker,
+{{end}}
     capability net_admin,
   }
   profile /sbin/auplink flags=(attach_disconnected, complain) {
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
     signal (receive) peer=/usr/bin/docker,
+{{end}}
     capability sys_admin,
     capability dac_override,
 
@@ -135,7 +147,9 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
     /proc/[0-9]*/mounts rw,
   }
   profile /sbin/modprobe /bin/kmod (complain) {
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
     signal (receive) peer=/usr/bin/docker,
+{{end}}
     capability sys_module,
     /etc/ld.so.cache r,
     /lib/** rm,
@@ -149,7 +163,9 @@ profile /usr/bin/docker (attach_disconnected, complain) {
   }
   # xz works via pipes, so we do not need access to the filesystem.
   profile /usr/bin/xz (complain) {
+{{if ge .Version 209000}}
     signal (receive) peer=/usr/bin/docker,
+{{end}}
     /etc/ld.so.cache r,
     /lib/** rm,
     /usr/bin/xz rm,
diff --git a/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go b/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go
index 3d7c2c5a97b3c..2b5a2605f9c12 100644
--- a/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go
+++ b/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 // GetVersion returns the major and minor version of apparmor_parser.
-//
-// Deprecated: no longer used, and will be removed in the next release.
 func GetVersion() (int, error) {
 	output, err := cmd("", "--version")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go b/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
index d0f2361605065..b3566b2f7354d 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
+++ b/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/aaparser"
 )
 
-// profileDirectory is the file store for apparmor profiles and macros.
-const profileDirectory = "/etc/apparmor.d"
+var (
+	// profileDirectory is the file store for apparmor profiles and macros.
+	profileDirectory = "/etc/apparmor.d"
+)
 
 // profileData holds information about the given profile for generation.
 type profileData struct {
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ type profileData struct {
 	Imports []string
 	// InnerImports defines the apparmor functions to import in the profile.
 	InnerImports []string
+	// Version is the {major, minor, patch} version of apparmor_parser as a single number.
+	Version int
 }
 
 // generateDefault creates an apparmor profile from ProfileData.
@@ -46,6 +50,12 @@ func (p *profileData) generateDefault(out io.Writer) error {
 		p.InnerImports = append(p.InnerImports, "#include <abstractions/base>")
 	}
 
+	ver, err := aaparser.GetVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p.Version = ver
+
 	return compiled.Execute(out, p)
 }
 
diff --git a/profiles/apparmor/template.go b/profiles/apparmor/template.go
index 9f207e2014a8a..626e5f6789a31 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor/template.go
+++ b/profiles/apparmor/template.go
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ profile {{.Name}} flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
   capability,
   file,
   umount,
+{{if ge .Version 208096}}
   # Host (privileged) processes may send signals to container processes.
   signal (receive) peer=unconfined,
   # dockerd may send signals to container processes (for "docker kill").
   signal (receive) peer={{.DaemonProfile}},
   # Container processes may send signals amongst themselves.
   signal (send,receive) peer={{.Name}},
+{{end}}
 
   deny @{PROC}/* w,   # deny write for all files directly in /proc (not in a subdir)
   # deny write to files not in /proc/<number>/** or /proc/sys/**
@@ -50,7 +52,9 @@ profile {{.Name}} flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
   deny /sys/devices/virtual/powercap/** rwklx,
   deny /sys/kernel/security/** rwklx,
 
+{{if ge .Version 208095}}
   # suppress ptrace denials when using 'docker ps' or using 'ps' inside a container
   ptrace (trace,read,tracedby,readby) peer={{.Name}},
+{{end}}
 }
 `