diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 6f625075..4811d66a 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ go_library(
     srcs = ["bazelisk.go"],
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk",
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-    x_defs = {"BazeliskVersion": "{STABLE_VERSION}"},
     deps = [
         "//core:go_default_library",
         "//repositories:go_default_library",
diff --git a/core/BUILD b/core/BUILD
index 09b258b7..fee6d3a0 100644
--- a/core/BUILD
+++ b/core/BUILD
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ go_library(
     ],
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    x_defs = {"BazeliskVersion": "{STABLE_VERSION}"},
     deps = [
         "//httputil:go_default_library",
         "//platforms:go_default_library",