diff --git a/_grains/jenkins_plugins.py b/_grains/jenkins_plugins.py
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+++ b/_grains/jenkins_plugins.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import jenkins
+import salt.config
+
+def main():
+    output = { "jenkins_plugins" : {} }
+    opts = salt.config.minion_config('/etc/salt/minion')
+    user = opts['jenkins']['user']
+    password = opts['jenkins']['password']
+    url = opts['jenkins']['url']
+
+    server = jenkins.Jenkins(url, username=user, password=password)
+    plugins = server.get_plugins(depth=1)
+    for plugin_name, plugin_dict in plugins.iteritems():
+        output["jenkins_plugins"][plugin_name[0]] = {"version" : (plugin_dict["backupVersion"] or 0)}
+    return output