diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1951144c3c07a805df3fa8944229bfb339e11189..9ef91aa5601c5db5a218640af12897b3175abec6 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Wrapper:
 TOP:=$(CURDIR)
 
 E3_MODULE_NAME:={name}
+E3_MODULE_VERSION?=0.0.0+0
 E3_MODULE_SRC_PATH:={module_path}
 E3_MODULE_MAKEFILE:={name}.Makefile
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 909f15b232084f486e6b9d92706778903c405303..6364be9c4d340f1df74564f8df332af3a4e357a7 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ def set_env_vars(env: dict) -> dict:
     REQUIRE_CONFIG = f"{E3_REQUIRE_LOCATION}/configure"
     env["REQUIRE_CONFIG"] = REQUIRE_CONFIG
 
-    # Add a default version
-    env["E3_MODULE_VERSION"] = "0.0.0"
-
     return env