diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/plugins/api_plugins_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/plugins/api_plugins_test.go
index 762c72e3f5c..94281f88989 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/plugins/api_plugins_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/plugins/api_plugins_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/dtos"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/org/orgimpl"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/quota/quotaimpl"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
@@ -113,11 +117,13 @@ func TestIntegrationPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, tc.expStatus, resp.StatusCode)
 				b, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
+				var result dtos.PluginList
+				err = json.Unmarshal(b, &result)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				expResp := expectedResp(t, tc.expRespPath)
 
-				same := assert.JSONEq(t, expResp, string(b))
-				if !same {
+				if diff := cmp.Diff(expResp, result, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(plugins.Info{}, "Version")); diff != "" {
 					if updateSnapshotFlag {
 						t.Log("updating snapshot results")
 						var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ func TestIntegrationPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 						}
 						updateRespSnapshot(t, tc.expRespPath, prettyJSON.String())
 					}
+					t.Errorf("unexpected response (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 					t.FailNow()
 				}
 			})
@@ -223,14 +230,19 @@ func grafanaAPIURL(username string, grafanaListedAddr string, path string) strin
 	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s@%s/api/%s", username, defaultPassword, grafanaListedAddr, path)
 }
 
-func expectedResp(t *testing.T, filename string) string {
+func expectedResp(t *testing.T, filename string) dtos.PluginList {
 	//nolint:GOSEC
 	contents, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("data", filename))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to load %s: %v", filename, err)
 	}
 
-	return string(contents)
+	var result dtos.PluginList
+	err = json.Unmarshal(contents, &result)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to unmarshal %s: %v", filename, err)
+	}
+	return result
 }
 
 func updateRespSnapshot(t *testing.T, filename string, body string) {
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/plugins/data/expectedListResp.json b/pkg/tests/api/plugins/data/expectedListResp.json
index 15ec9fe5d98..2e0adc347b5 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/plugins/data/expectedListResp.json
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/plugins/data/expectedListResp.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
       },
       "build": {},
       "screenshots": null,
-      "version": "",
       "updated": "",
       "keywords": null
     },
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
       },
       "build": {},
       "screenshots": null,
-      "version": "",
       "updated": "",
       "keywords": [
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@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@
       },
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@@ -166,7 +163,6 @@
           "path": "public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/img/azure_monitor_cpu.png"
         }
       ],
-      "version": "",
       "updated": "",
       "keywords": [
         "azure",
@@ -210,7 +206,6 @@
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-      "version": "",
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@@ -248,7 +243,6 @@
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@@ -286,7 +280,6 @@
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       "build": {},
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@@ -526,7 +514,6 @@
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