diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/expand.html b/layouts/shortcodes/expand.html
index 332c558184..caa3d9561f 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/expand.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/expand.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- $_hugo_config := `{ "version": 1 }` }}
 {{- $version := split hugo.Version "." }}
 {{- $major := int (index $version 0) }}
 {{- $minor := int (index $version 1) }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/notice.html b/layouts/shortcodes/notice.html
index fe41a5de40..e65d9be16f 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/notice.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/notice.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- $_hugo_config := `{ "version": 1 }` }}
 {{- partial "shortcodes/notice.html" (dict
   "context" .Page
   "color"   (.Get "color")