diff --git a/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel
index 0993cecc673a6b0bbfdff1e3d4eb03573670a29e..6dc48f7969b68ad04637ba8bf4aca4cc77c1ff93 100644
--- a/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ labgrid_genrule(
     name = "echo",
     srcs = ["@ape//:cat"],
     outs = ["stdout.log"],
-    cmd = "$(location :ssh) $(location @ape//:cat) /proc/version > $@",
+    cmd = "$(location :ssh) $(location @ape//:cat) /etc/os-release > $@",
     tags = ["manual"],
     tools = [":ssh"],
 )
diff --git a/e2e/docker/version.txt b/e2e/docker/version.txt
index c0f07114de6fc7eeec6e4832f54cb47cc9734294..c167782a4bd60fac936f7907ceb4a359463822f4 100644
--- a/e2e/docker/version.txt
+++ b/e2e/docker/version.txt
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-Linux version 6.8.1-arch1-1 (linux@archlinux) (gcc (GCC) 13.2.1 20230801, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.42.0) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:15:35 +0000
+NAME="Ubuntu"
+VERSION="16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
+ID=ubuntu
+ID_LIKE=debian
+PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS"
+VERSION_ID="16.04"
+HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
+SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
+VERSION_CODENAME=xenial
+UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial