diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel
index 8f58a9a..edaa112 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@
     rundir = ".",
     x_defs = {
         "xMetroctlPath": "$(rlocationpath //metropolis/cli/metroctl )",
+        "metropolisVersion": "{STABLE_MONOGON_metropolis_version}",
     },
     deps = [
         "//metropolis/test/launch",
         "//metropolis/test/util",
-        "//metropolis/version",
         "//osbase/cmd",
-        "//version",
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/runfiles",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/main_test.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/main_test.go
index e1ca606..b853b82 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/main_test.go
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/main_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@
 
 	"github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/go/runfiles"
 
-	mversion "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/version"
-
 	mlaunch "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/test/launch"
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/test/util"
 	"source.monogon.dev/osbase/cmd"
-	"source.monogon.dev/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -43,6 +40,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// This is filled at linking time.
+var metropolisVersion string
+
 // mctlRun starts metroctl, and waits till it exits. It returns nil, if the run
 // was successful.
 func mctlRun(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 			if want, got := "yes", ontpm; want != got {
 				return fmt.Errorf("node tpm mismatch: wanted %q, got %q", want, got)
 			}
-			if want, got := version.Semver(mversion.Version), onver; want != got {
+			if want, got := metropolisVersion, onver; want != got {
 				return fmt.Errorf("node version mismatch: wanted %q, got %q", want, got)
 			}
 			if ontimeout < 0 || ontimeout > 30 {