diff --git a/neode-ui/vitest.config.ts b/neode-ui/vitest.config.ts
index fa838be1..96d9facc 100644
--- a/neode-ui/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/vitest.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     environment: 'jsdom',
     globals: true,
+    setupFiles: ['./vitest.setup.ts'],
     root: '.',
     passWithNoTests: true,
     exclude: ['e2e/**', 'node_modules/**', '**/._*'],
diff --git a/neode-ui/vitest.setup.ts b/neode-ui/vitest.setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83409a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { config } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { displayVersion } from '@/utils/version'
+
+// The app registers `$ver` as a global template property in main.ts
+// (app.config.globalProperties.$ver = displayVersion). Component tests mount
+// without that bootstrap, so provide the same global here for every mounted
+// component. Per-mount `global` options merge with this, so individual tests
+// keep their own plugins/mocks.
+config.global.mocks = { ...(config.global.mocks ?? {}), $ver: displayVersion }