diff --git a/internal/secret/version.go b/internal/secret/version.go
index 9e3703f..f0a3c1c 100644
--- a/internal/secret/version.go
+++ b/internal/secret/version.go
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ import (
 
 // VersionMetadata contains information about a secret version
 type VersionMetadata struct {
-	ID         string     `json:"id"`                  // ULID
-	SecretName string     `json:"secretName"`          // Parent secret name
-	CreatedAt  *time.Time `json:"createdAt,omitempty"` // When version was created
-	NotBefore  *time.Time `json:"notBefore,omitempty"` // When this version becomes active
-	NotAfter   *time.Time `json:"notAfter,omitempty"`  // When this version expires (nil = current)
-	Version    string     `json:"version"`             // Version string (e.g., "20231215.001")
+	ID        string     `json:"id"`                  // ULID
+	CreatedAt *time.Time `json:"createdAt,omitempty"` // When version was created
+	NotBefore *time.Time `json:"notBefore,omitempty"` // When this version becomes active
+	NotAfter  *time.Time `json:"notAfter,omitempty"`  // When this version expires (nil = current)
 }
 
 // SecretVersion represents a version of a secret
@@ -59,10 +57,8 @@ func NewSecretVersion(vault VaultInterface, secretName string, version string) *
 		Directory:  versionDir,
 		vault:      vault,
 		Metadata: VersionMetadata{
-			ID:         ulid.Make().String(),
-			SecretName: secretName,
-			CreatedAt:  &now,
-			Version:    version,
+			ID:        ulid.Make().String(),
+			CreatedAt: &now,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/secret/version_test.go b/internal/secret/version_test.go
index 3a575ac..e3fe985 100644
--- a/internal/secret/version_test.go
+++ b/internal/secret/version_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ func TestNewSecretVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, sv.Directory, "test%secret/versions/20231215.001")
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, sv.Metadata.ID)
 	assert.NotNil(t, sv.Metadata.CreatedAt)
-	assert.Equal(t, "20231215.001", sv.Metadata.Version)
 }
 
 func TestSecretVersionSave(t *testing.T) {
@@ -213,8 +212,6 @@ func TestSecretVersionLoadMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Verify loaded metadata
 	assert.Equal(t, sv.Metadata.ID, sv2.Metadata.ID)
-	assert.Equal(t, sv.Metadata.SecretName, sv2.Metadata.SecretName)
-	assert.Equal(t, sv.Metadata.Version, sv2.Metadata.Version)
 	assert.NotNil(t, sv2.Metadata.NotBefore)
 	assert.Equal(t, epochPlusOne.Unix(), sv2.Metadata.NotBefore.Unix())
 	assert.NotNil(t, sv2.Metadata.NotAfter)
@@ -330,9 +327,7 @@ func TestSetCurrentVersion(t *testing.T) {
 func TestVersionMetadataTimestamps(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test that all timestamp fields behave consistently as pointers
 	vm := VersionMetadata{
-		ID:         "test-id",
-		SecretName: "test/secret",
-		Version:    "20231215.001",
+		ID: "test-id",
 	}
 
 	// All should be nil initially