diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
index cd3a3d5423..eb4ddbb66e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pipeline = container-server
 
 [app:container-server]
 use = egg:swift#container
+allow_versions = True
 
 {% if service_name == 'swift-container-auditor' %}
 [container-auditor]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2
index 3527398369..b9d7c5f0a9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2
@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@ use = egg:swift#slo
 
 [filter:dlo]
 use = egg:swift#dlo
+
+[filter:versioned_writes]
+use = egg:swift#versioned_writes
+allow_versioned_writes = True