diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/command.go b/cmd/builder/internal/command.go
index b6cd83a1102..124b51fdc91 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/command.go
+++ b/cmd/builder/internal/command.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ configuration is provided, ocb will generate a default Collector.
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// version of this binary
-	cmd.AddCommand(versionCommand(binVersion))
+	cmd.AddCommand(versionCommand())
 
 	return cmd, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/version.go b/cmd/builder/internal/version.go
index 886a0483d8f..9aa5e1511b7 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/version.go
+++ b/cmd/builder/internal/version.go
@@ -14,34 +14,20 @@ var (
 	version = ""
 )
 
-type debugReadBuildInfoFunc func() (info *debug.BuildInfo, ok bool)
-type binVersionFunc func(fn debugReadBuildInfoFunc) (string, error)
-
-// binVersion returns the version of the binary.
-// If the version is not set, it attempts to read the build information.
-// Returns an error if the build information cannot be read.
-func binVersion(fn debugReadBuildInfoFunc) (string, error) {
-	if version != "" {
-		return version, nil
-	}
-	info, ok := fn()
-	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read build info")
+func init() {
+	// the second returned value is a boolean, which is true if the binaries are built with module support.
+	if version == "" {
+		info, _ := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+		version = info.Main.Version
 	}
-	return info.Main.Version, nil
 }
 
-func versionCommand(fn binVersionFunc) *cobra.Command {
-	var err error
+func versionCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "version",
 		Short: "Version of ocb",
 		Long:  "Prints the version of the ocb binary",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			version, err = fn(debug.ReadBuildInfo)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 			cmd.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s version %s", cmd.Parent().Name(), version))
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/version_test.go b/cmd/builder/internal/version_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e352baea97..00000000000
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/version_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"runtime/debug"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// Mock debug.ReadBuildInfo function
-var readBuildInfo = debug.ReadBuildInfo
-
-func TestBinVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	// Test case: version is set
-	version = "v1.0.0"
-	v, err := binVersion(readBuildInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if v != "v1.0.0" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected version 'v1.0.0', got %v", v)
-	}
-
-	// // Test case: version is not set, ReadBuildInfo returns valid info
-	version = ""
-	readBuildInfo = func() (*debug.BuildInfo, bool) {
-		return &debug.BuildInfo{
-			Main: debug.Module{
-				Version: "v2.0.0",
-			},
-		}, true
-	}
-	v, err = binVersion(readBuildInfo)
-	fmt.Printf("v: %v, err: %v", v, err)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if v != "v2.0.0" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected version 'v2.0.0', got %v", v)
-	}
-
-	// Test case: version is not set, ReadBuildInfo fails
-	readBuildInfo = func() (*debug.BuildInfo, bool) {
-		return nil, false
-	}
-	v, err = binVersion(readBuildInfo)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error, got nil")
-	}
-	if v != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected empty version, got %v", v)
-	}
-}
-
-var validBinVersionFunc binVersionFunc = func(_ debugReadBuildInfoFunc) (string, error) {
-	return "v1.0.0", nil
-}
-
-var invalidBinVersionFunc binVersionFunc = func(_ debugReadBuildInfoFunc) (string, error) {
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read build info")
-}
-
-func TestVersionCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		binVersion     binVersionFunc
-		expectedOutput string
-		expectedError  bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:           "valid version",
-			binVersion:     validBinVersionFunc,
-			expectedOutput: "ocb version v1.0.0\n",
-			expectedError:  false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "error in binVersion",
-			binVersion:     invalidBinVersionFunc,
-			expectedOutput: "",
-			expectedError:  true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Set a mock parent command name
-			parentCmd := &cobra.Command{
-				Use: "ocb <command>",
-			}
-			// Create the command
-			var cmd = versionCommand(tt.binVersion)
-			parentCmd.AddCommand(cmd)
-			// Capture the output
-			output := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-			errOutput := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-			cmd.SetOut(output)
-			cmd.SetErr(errOutput)
-			// Create a new context with a fake value
-			type contextKey string
-			ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), contextKey("key"), "value")
-			// Set fake CLI arguments
-			fakeArgs := []string{"cmd", "version"}
-			os.Args = fakeArgs
-			// Execute the command
-			err := cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
-			// Check for expected error
-			if (err != nil) != tt.expectedError {
-				t.Fatalf("expected error: %v, got: %v", tt.expectedError, err)
-			}
-			// Check for expected output
-			if output.String() != tt.expectedOutput {
-				t.Fatalf("expected output: %v, got: %v", tt.expectedOutput, output.String())
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}