diff --git a/test/lib/next-modes/next-deploy.ts b/test/lib/next-modes/next-deploy.ts
index 2264014aacb6..a06c85f51469 100644
--- a/test/lib/next-modes/next-deploy.ts
+++ b/test/lib/next-modes/next-deploy.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ export class NextDeployInstance extends NextInstance {
       additionalEnv.push(`${key}=${this.env[key]}`)
     }
 
+    if (process.env.VERCEL_CLI_VERSION) {
+      additionalEnv.push('--build-env')
+      additionalEnv.push(
+        `VERCEL_CLI_VERSION="${process.env.VERCEL_CLI_VERSION}"`
+      )
+    }
+
     const deployRes = await execa(
       'vercel',
       [
@@ -81,8 +88,6 @@ export class NextDeployInstance extends NextInstance {
         '--build-env',
         'NEXT_PRIVATE_TEST_MODE=1',
         '--build-env',
-        'FORCE_RUNTIME_TAG=canary',
-        '--build-env',
         'NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1',
         ...additionalEnv,
         '--force',