diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/materialized_view.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/materialized_view.rs
index 83c8454af..977c98ea4 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/materialized_view.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/materialized_view.rs
@@ -285,11 +285,18 @@ fn ensure_immutable(expr: &datafusion_expr::Expr, error: impl Fn(String) -> Erro
     use datafusion_common::tree_node::{TreeNode, TreeNodeRecursion};
     use datafusion_expr::Volatility;
 
+    // Labeled immutable but actually build-dependent: version() returns the
+    // DataFusion build string, so its value changes across upgrades.
+    const BUILD_DEPENDENT: &[&str] = &["version"];
+
     let mut offending: Option<String> = None;
     expr.apply(|node| {
         if let datafusion_expr::Expr::ScalarFunction(function) = node {
-            if function.func.signature().volatility != Volatility::Immutable {
-                offending = Some(function.func.name().to_string());
+            let name = function.func.name();
+            if function.func.signature().volatility != Volatility::Immutable
+                || BUILD_DEPENDENT.contains(&name)
+            {
+                offending = Some(name.to_string());
                 return Ok(TreeNodeRecursion::Stop);
             }
         }
@@ -1014,7 +1021,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_volatile_and_unstable_expressions_are_rejected() {
         let conn = people_db().await;
-        for expression in ["random()", "now()"] {
+        for expression in ["random()", "now()", "version()"] {
             let err = conn
                 .create_materialized_view("bad", "people")
                 .select([("x", expression)])