diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f72b1ac5d..b54a358cdc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## TBD
+
+### Changed
+
+- (node): Added Node version string to report and session payloads (device.runtimeVersions) [#537](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-js/pull/537)
+
 ## 6.2.0 (2019-04-23)
 
 This release adds [`@bugsnag/expo`](http://docs.bugsnag.com/platforms/react-native/expo), a notifier for use on React Native apps that are built using [Expo](https://expo.io/).
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-device/README.md b/packages/plugin-node-device/README.md
index 8a48364907..1b03a70890 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-node-device/README.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-device/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @bugsnag/plugin-browser-node
 
-This plugin adds the device time and hostname to the `device` section of each error report, and the hostname to session payloads. It is included in the node notifier.
+This plugin adds the device time, hostname and Node version to the `device` section of each error report. It is included in the node notifier.
 
 ## License
 MIT
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-device/device.js b/packages/plugin-node-device/device.js
index 6028af4cc5..27dd4a3b92 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-node-device/device.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-device/device.js
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ const { isoDate } = require('@bugsnag/core/lib/es-utils')
  */
 module.exports = {
   init: (client) => {
-    const device = { hostname: client.config.hostname }
+    const device = {
+      hostname: client.config.hostname,
+      runtimeVersions: { node: process.versions.node }
+    }
 
     // merge with anything already set on the client
     client.device = { ...device, ...client.device }
@@ -13,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
     // add time just as the report is sent
     client.config.beforeSend.unshift((report) => {
       report.device = { ...report.device, time: isoDate() }
-      report.updateMetaData('device', { runtimeVersions: process.versions })
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-device/test/device.test.js b/packages/plugin-node-device/test/device.test.js
index 8f73799644..f41c7802f5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-node-device/test/device.test.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-device/test/device.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const VALID_NOTIFIER = { name: 't', version: '0', url: 'http://' }
 const ISO_8601 = /^\d{4}(-\d\d(-\d\d(T\d\d:\d\d(:\d\d)?(\.\d+)?(([+-]\d\d:\d\d)|Z)?)?)?)?$/i
 
 describe('plugin: node device', () => {
-  it('should set device = { hostname } and add a beforeSend callback which adds device time', done => {
+  it('should set device = { hostname, runtimeVersions } add a beforeSend callback which adds device time', done => {
     const client = new Client(VALID_NOTIFIER)
     client.setOptions({ apiKey: 'API_KEY_YEAH' })
     client.configure(schema)
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ describe('plugin: node device', () => {
 
     expect(client.config.beforeSend.length).toBe(1)
     expect(client.device.hostname).toBe('test-machine.local')
+    expect(client.device.runtimeVersions).toBeDefined()
+    expect(client.device.runtimeVersions.node).toEqual(process.versions.node)
 
     client.delivery(client => ({
       sendReport: (payload) => {
@@ -33,19 +35,4 @@ describe('plugin: node device', () => {
     }))
     client.notify(new Error('noooo'))
   })
-
-  it('should attach the process.versions hash', done => {
-    const client = new Client(VALID_NOTIFIER)
-    client.setOptions({ apiKey: 'API_KEY_YEAH' })
-    client.configure(schema)
-    client.use(plugin)
-
-    client.delivery(client => ({
-      sendReport: (payload) => {
-        expect(payload.events[0].metaData.device.runtimeVersions).toEqual(process.versions)
-        done()
-      }
-    }))
-    client.notify(new Error('noooo'))
-  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/plugin-server-session/test/session.test.js b/packages/plugin-server-session/test/session.test.js
index 4bfe76a017..aeb316c8a4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-server-session/test/session.test.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-server-session/test/session.test.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('plugin: server sessions', () => {
     })
 
     // this is normally set by a plugin
-    c.device = { hostname: 'test-machine.local' }
+    c.device = { hostname: 'test-machine.local', runtimeVersions: { node: '0.0.1' } }
 
     c.delivery(client => ({
       sendReport: () => {},
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ describe('plugin: server sessions', () => {
         expect(session.sessionCounts.length).toBe(1)
         expect(session.sessionCounts[0].sessionsStarted).toBe(123)
         expect(session.app).toEqual({ version: '1.2.3', releaseStage: 'qa', type: 'server' })
-        expect(session.device).toEqual({ hostname: 'test-machine.local' })
+        expect(session.device.hostname).toBe('test-machine.local')
+        expect(session.device.runtimeVersions.node).toBe('0.0.1')
         done()
       }
     }))