diff --git a/dbt/tests/adapter/query_comment/test_query_comment.py b/dbt/tests/adapter/query_comment/test_query_comment.py
index 5c139490..66251c1d 100644
--- a/dbt/tests/adapter/query_comment/test_query_comment.py
+++ b/dbt/tests/adapter/query_comment/test_query_comment.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import json
+from importlib import import_module
 
 import pytest
 from dbt_common.exceptions import DbtRuntimeError
 
-from dbt.tests.__about__ import version as PACKAGE_VERSION
 from dbt.tests.adapter.query_comment import fixtures
 from dbt.tests.util import run_dbt_and_capture
 
@@ -53,15 +53,19 @@ def test_matches_comment(self, project):
 
 
 class BaseMacroArgsQueryComments(BaseDefaultQueryComments):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def get_package_version(self, project):
+        return import_module("." + project.adapter_type, "dbt.adapters").__version__.version
+
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def project_config_update(self):
         return {"query-comment": "{{ return(ordered_to_json(query_header_args(target.name))) }}"}
 
-    def test_matches_comment(self, project):
+    def test_matches_comment(self, project, get_package_version):
         logs = self.run_get_json()
         expected_dct = {
             "app": "dbt++",
-            "dbt_version": PACKAGE_VERSION,
+            "dbt_version": get_package_version,
             "macro_version": "0.1.0",
             "message": f"blah: {project.adapter.config.target_name}",
         }