diff --git a/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesVersionEditEngine.php b/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesVersionEditEngine.php
index a3c50a886f..71adb22f3e 100644
--- a/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesVersionEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesVersionEditEngine.php
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ final class PhabricatorPackagesVersionEditEngine
 
   protected function newEditableObject() {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
-    return PhabricatorPackagesVersion::initializeNewVersion($viewer);
+    return PhabricatorPackagesVersion::initializeNewVersion($viewer)
+      // Attach a dummy package to have the policy checks pass for this object
+      // during creation.
+      ->attachPackage(
+        PhabricatorPackagesPackage::initializeNewPackage($viewer));
   }
 
   protected function newObjectQuery() {
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesVersion.php b/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesVersion.php
index cd5e2648f8..e20bac3e28 100644
--- a/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesVersion.php
+++ b/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesVersion.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ final class PhabricatorPackagesVersion
   protected $name;
   protected $packagePHID;
 
-  private $package;
+  private $package = self::ATTACHABLE;
 
   public static function initializeNewVersion(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
     return id(new self());