diff --git a/dependency/catalog_node_test.go b/dependency/catalog_node_test.go
index bad007a21..be9862df0 100644
--- a/dependency/catalog_node_test.go
+++ b/dependency/catalog_node_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ func TestCatalogNodeQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Meta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 				},
 				Services: []*CatalogNodeService{
@@ -157,6 +156,7 @@ func TestCatalogNodeQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 				if n := act.(*CatalogNode).Node; n != nil {
 					n.ID = ""
 					n.TaggedAddresses = filterAddresses(n.TaggedAddresses)
+					n.Meta = filterVersionMeta(n.Meta)
 				}
 				// delete any version data from ServiceMeta
 				services := act.(*CatalogNode).Services
diff --git a/dependency/catalog_nodes_test.go b/dependency/catalog_nodes_test.go
index 71c0c51e3..6a18f4988 100644
--- a/dependency/catalog_nodes_test.go
+++ b/dependency/catalog_nodes_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ func TestCatalogNodesQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Meta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ func TestCatalogNodesQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 				for _, n := range act.([]*Node) {
 					n.ID = ""
 					n.TaggedAddresses = filterAddresses(n.TaggedAddresses)
+					n.Meta = filterVersionMeta(n.Meta)
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/dependency/catalog_service_test.go b/dependency/catalog_service_test.go
index 9e4ed121e..85c07a744 100644
--- a/dependency/catalog_service_test.go
+++ b/dependency/catalog_service_test.go
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ func TestCatalogServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					ServiceID:      "consul",
 					ServiceName:    "consul",
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ func TestCatalogServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					ServiceID:      "service-meta",
 					ServiceName:    "service-meta",
@@ -225,6 +223,8 @@ func TestCatalogServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 			for i := range act_list {
 				act_list[i].ServiceMeta = filterVersionMeta(
 					act_list[i].ServiceMeta)
+				act_list[i].NodeMeta = filterVersionMeta(
+					act_list[i].NodeMeta)
 			}
 
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.exp, act)
diff --git a/dependency/consul_common_test.go b/dependency/consul_common_test.go
index b8095fed8..06527d3df 100644
--- a/dependency/consul_common_test.go
+++ b/dependency/consul_common_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func filterVersionMeta(meta map[string]string) map[string]string {
 	filteredMeta := []string{
 		"raft_version", "serf_protocol_current",
 		"serf_protocol_min", "serf_protocol_max", "version",
-		"non_voter", "read_replica", "grpc_port", "grpc_tls_port",
+		"non_voter", "read_replica", "grpc_port", "grpc_tls_port", "consul-version",
 	}
 	return filter(meta, filteredMeta)
 }
diff --git a/dependency/health_service_test.go b/dependency/health_service_test.go
index 58e9f8aba..5dffe2aad 100644
--- a/dependency/health_service_test.go
+++ b/dependency/health_service_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ func TestHealthConnectServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					Tags:        ServiceTags([]string{}),
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					Weights: api.AgentWeights{
 						Passing: 1,
@@ -305,6 +304,7 @@ func TestHealthConnectServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 			inst.Checks = nil
 			inst.NodeTaggedAddresses = nil
 			inst.ServiceTaggedAddresses = nil
+			inst.NodeMeta = filterVersionMeta(inst.NodeMeta)
 
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.exp, act)
 		})
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ func TestHealthServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					ServiceMeta: map[string]string{},
 					Address:     testConsul.Config.Bind,
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ func TestHealthServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					ServiceMeta: map[string]string{},
 					Address:     testConsul.Config.Bind,
@@ -393,7 +391,6 @@ func TestHealthServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					ServiceMeta: map[string]string{
 						"meta1": "value1",
@@ -423,7 +420,6 @@ func TestHealthServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					NodeMeta: map[string]string{
 						"consul-network-segment": "",
-						"consul-version":         "1.17.0",
 					},
 					ServiceMeta: map[string]string{},
 					Address:     testConsul.Config.Bind,
@@ -470,6 +466,8 @@ func TestHealthServiceQuery_Fetch(t *testing.T) {
 					v.ServiceMeta = filterVersionMeta(v.ServiceMeta)
 					v.NodeTaggedAddresses = filterAddresses(
 						v.NodeTaggedAddresses)
+					v.NodeMeta = filterVersionMeta(v.NodeMeta)
+
 				}
 			}