diff --git a/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go b/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go
index c465b687a8..1a275f61af 100644
--- a/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go
@@ -1506,7 +1506,8 @@ func TestAgent_Self(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, cs[a.config.SegmentName], val.Coord)
 
-			delete(val.Meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey) // Added later, not in config.
+			delete(val.Meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey)    // Added later, not in config.
+			delete(val.Meta, structs.MetaConsulVersion) // Added later, not in config.
 			require.Equal(t, a.config.NodeMeta, val.Meta)
 
 			if tc.expectXDS {
diff --git a/agent/local/state_test.go b/agent/local/state_test.go
index 0a78f321f7..4751352ec1 100644
--- a/agent/local/state_test.go
+++ b/agent/local/state_test.go
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_Services(t *testing.T) {
 	id := services.NodeServices.Node.ID
 	addrs := services.NodeServices.Node.TaggedAddresses
 	meta := services.NodeServices.Node.Meta
-	delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey) // Added later, not in config.
+	delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey)    // Added later, not in config.
+	delete(meta, structs.MetaConsulVersion) // Added later, not in config.
 	assert.Equal(t, a.Config.NodeID, id)
 	assert.Equal(t, a.Config.TaggedAddresses, addrs)
 	assert.Equal(t, unNilMap(a.Config.NodeMeta), meta)
@@ -1355,7 +1356,8 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_Checks(t *testing.T) {
 			id := services.NodeServices.Node.ID
 			addrs := services.NodeServices.Node.TaggedAddresses
 			meta := services.NodeServices.Node.Meta
-			delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey) // Added later, not in config.
+			delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey)    // Added later, not in config.
+			delete(meta, structs.MetaConsulVersion) // Added later, not in config.
 			assert.Equal(r, a.Config.NodeID, id)
 			assert.Equal(r, a.Config.TaggedAddresses, addrs)
 			assert.Equal(r, unNilMap(a.Config.NodeMeta), meta)
@@ -2016,7 +2018,8 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_NodeInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	addrs := services.NodeServices.Node.TaggedAddresses
 	meta := services.NodeServices.Node.Meta
 	nodeLocality := services.NodeServices.Node.Locality
-	delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey) // Added later, not in config.
+	delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey)    // Added later, not in config.
+	delete(meta, structs.MetaConsulVersion) // Added later, not in config.
 	require.Equal(t, a.Config.NodeID, id)
 	require.Equal(t, a.Config.TaggedAddresses, addrs)
 	require.Equal(t, a.Config.StructLocality(), nodeLocality)
@@ -2041,7 +2044,8 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_NodeInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		addrs := services.NodeServices.Node.TaggedAddresses
 		meta := services.NodeServices.Node.Meta
 		nodeLocality := services.NodeServices.Node.Locality
-		delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey) // Added later, not in config.
+		delete(meta, structs.MetaSegmentKey)    // Added later, not in config.
+		delete(meta, structs.MetaConsulVersion) // Added later, not in config.
 		require.Equal(t, nodeID, id)
 		require.Equal(t, a.Config.TaggedAddresses, addrs)
 		require.Equal(t, a.Config.StructLocality(), nodeLocality)
diff --git a/api/catalog_test.go b/api/catalog_test.go
index 6226691353..2b0a4097b3 100644
--- a/api/catalog_test.go
+++ b/api/catalog_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func TestAPI_CatalogNodes(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Meta: map[string]string{
 				"consul-network-segment": "",
+				"consul-version":         s.Config.Version,
 			},
 		}
 		require.Equal(r, want, got)
diff --git a/api/txn_test.go b/api/txn_test.go
index 975f3e3816..ea454976da 100644
--- a/api/txn_test.go
+++ b/api/txn_test.go
@@ -361,7 +361,10 @@ func TestAPI_ClientTxn(t *testing.T) {
 						"wan":      s.Config.Bind,
 						"wan_ipv4": s.Config.Bind,
 					},
-					Meta:        map[string]string{"consul-network-segment": ""},
+					Meta: map[string]string{
+						"consul-network-segment": "",
+						"consul-version":         s.Config.Version,
+					},
 					CreateIndex: ret.Results[1].Node.CreateIndex,
 					ModifyIndex: ret.Results[1].Node.ModifyIndex,
 				},
diff --git a/sdk/testutil/server.go b/sdk/testutil/server.go
index d00850d5e1..a20f95123a 100644
--- a/sdk/testutil/server.go
+++ b/sdk/testutil/server.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ type TestServerConfig struct {
 	Args                []string               `json:"-"`
 	ReturnPorts         func()                 `json:"-"`
 	Audit               *TestAuditConfig       `json:"audit,omitempty"`
+	Version             string                 `json:"version,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type TestACLs struct {
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ func defaultServerConfig(t TestingTB, consulVersion *version.Version) *TestServe
 		Stdout:  logBuffer,
 		Stderr:  logBuffer,
 		Peering: &TestPeeringConfig{Enabled: true},
+		Version: consulVersion.String(),
 	}
 
 	// Add version-specific tweaks