diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 91e3996..a243d8f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                             glxinfo -B > ${glxinfoOut} || true
                             cd ${./.}
 
-                            export CI=1
+                            export NIX_CI=1
                             go test -bench=. -coverprofile ${covOut} -v ./... > ${testLog} 2>&1
                             go tool cover -html=${covOut} -o ${covHtml}
                           '';
diff --git a/request_test.go b/request_test.go
index a713b9e..ccba442 100644
--- a/request_test.go
+++ b/request_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestConfigErrors(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCursorPos(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("CI") != "" {
+	if os.Getenv("NIX_CI") != "" {
 		// https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/156067
 		// https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/discussions/1257
 		t.Skip("skip test that always returns CursorPos{X:0, Y:0} in CI since we can't move cursor")
@@ -388,4 +388,11 @@ func TestWorkspaces(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	testCommand(t, c.Version, Version{})
+
+	if os.Getenv("NIX_CI") != "" {
+		// make sure that we are running the same version of Hyprland
+		// in NixOS VM test that we are declaring as compatible
+		v, _ := c.Version()
+		assert.Equal(t, v.Tag, "v"+HYPRLAND_VERSION)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/request_types.go b/request_types.go
index a5a4001..536f6e8 100644
--- a/request_types.go
+++ b/request_types.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package hyprland
 import "net"
 
 // Indicates the version where the structs are up-to-date.
-const HYPRLAND_VERSION = "0.42"
+const HYPRLAND_VERSION = "0.42.0"
 
 // Represents a raw request that is passed for Hyprland's socket.
 type RawRequest []byte