diff --git a/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/public-routes-drift.test.js b/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/public-routes-drift.test.js
index 0225927..ea085f9 100644
--- a/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/public-routes-drift.test.js
+++ b/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/public-routes-drift.test.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ function readMountedRoutes() {
     'routes/license.js',      // apiRouter.use('/license', licenseRoutes({...}))
     'routes/share.js',       // apiRouter.use(shareRoutes({...}))  // bare mount (DC-053)
     'routes/services.js',    // apiRouter.use(serviceRoutes({...})) // bare mount — needed for /api/v1/services + /api/v1/services/status PUBLIC_ROUTES
+    'routes/version.js',     // apiRouter.use(versionRoute.buildRouter()) // bare mount — needed for /api/v1/version PUBLIC_ROUTES
   ];
   // Prefix map: explicit prefix from src/app.js's apiRouter.use() call
   const prefixMap = {
@@ -151,6 +152,12 @@ function readMountedRoutes() {
     try {
       factory = require(fullPath);
     } catch (e) { continue; }
+    // Support object exports that expose buildRouter() (e.g. routes/version.js
+    // exports { buildRouter, getVersion, getName }) — normalize to the factory
+    // so the walker sees the routes it actually mounts in production.
+    if (factory && typeof factory.buildRouter === 'function') {
+      factory = factory.buildRouter;
+    }
     if (typeof factory !== 'function') continue;
     let router;
     try {