diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
index 0b478747552..88ecce979e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: 'DataDog/system-tests'
           # Automatically managed, use scripts/update-system-tests-version to update
-          ref: '04070bed4dd644284690650abe291e632eb27cd9'
+          ref: 'f3752de0abce8bd5e7625577a105eb8af53bb8ce'
 
       - name: Download wheels to binaries directory
         uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: 'DataDog/system-tests'
           # Automatically managed, use scripts/update-system-tests-version to update
-          ref: '04070bed4dd644284690650abe291e632eb27cd9'
+          ref: 'f3752de0abce8bd5e7625577a105eb8af53bb8ce'
+
 
       - name: Build runner
         uses: ./.github/actions/install_runner
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: 'DataDog/system-tests'
           # Automatically managed, use scripts/update-system-tests-version to update
-          ref: '04070bed4dd644284690650abe291e632eb27cd9'
+          ref: 'f3752de0abce8bd5e7625577a105eb8af53bb8ce'
       - name: Download wheels to binaries directory
         uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f7bb2630377..8d0a227c231 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ variables:
   DD_VPA_TEMPLATE: "vpa-template-cpu-p70-10percent-2x-oom-min-cap"
   # CI_DEBUG_SERVICES: "true"
   # Automatically managed, use scripts/update-system-tests-version to update
-  SYSTEM_TESTS_REF: "04070bed4dd644284690650abe291e632eb27cd9"
+  SYSTEM_TESTS_REF: "f3752de0abce8bd5e7625577a105eb8af53bb8ce"
 
 default:
   interruptible: true
diff --git a/ddtrace/version.py b/ddtrace/version.py
index 016f71773e4..a97f4288161 100644
--- a/ddtrace/version.py
+++ b/ddtrace/version.py
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
 def get_version() -> str:
-    try:
-        from ._version import version
-
-        return version
-    except ImportError:
-        from importlib.metadata import version as ilm_version
-
-        try:
-            return ilm_version("ddtrace")
-        except ModuleNotFoundError:
-            # package is not installed
-            return "dev"
+    # Hardcoded version for this branch
+    return "3.14.5"
diff --git a/tests/tracer/test_version.py b/tests/tracer/test_version.py
index 5ab2033b459..eb066752fbe 100644
--- a/tests/tracer/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/tracer/test_version.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import sys
 
 import mock
+import pytest
 
 from ddtrace.version import get_version
 from tests.tracer import _version  # noqa: F401 -> we need to import it so that it can be swapped with the test module
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip("Disabled for 3.14 branch since we are hardcoding the version")
 def test_get_version_from_version_file():
     with mock.patch.dict(sys.modules, {"ddtrace._version": sys.modules["tests.tracer._version"]}):
         assert get_version() == "my_test_version_from_generated_file"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip("Disabled for 3.14 branch since we are hardcoding the version")
 def test_get_version_from_importlib_metadata():
     with mock.patch.dict(sys.modules, {"ddtrace._version": None}):
         version_str = "importlib.metadata.version"
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ def test_get_version_from_importlib_metadata():
             mock_get_version.assert_called_with("ddtrace")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip("Disabled for 3.14 branch since we are hardcoding the version")
 def test_get_version_dev_fallback():
     with mock.patch.dict(sys.modules, {"ddtrace._version": None}):
         version_str = "importlib.metadata.version"