diff --git a/config/deployments/integration-tests/README.md b/config/deployments/integration-tests/README.md
index bfd9569e62..2c57737fc5 100644
--- a/config/deployments/integration-tests/README.md
+++ b/config/deployments/integration-tests/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The [crds](./crds/) are copied from the vm-operators version which is consumed as go module.
 
-These should get updated when bumping the dependency vm-operator dependency.
+These should get updated when bumping the vm-operator dependency.
 
 To sync the new CRD's use the following script **and** update `kustomization.yaml` accordingly.
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 91140fd1fb..85603b7a35 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.7.0-rc.0.0.2024061
 
 replace github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels => github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
 
+require (
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20240326163340-1f32d6bf7f9d
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/apis v0.1.0
+	// The version of vm-operator should be kept in sync with the manifests at: config/deployments/integration-tests
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
+	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3
+)
+
 require (
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
@@ -16,12 +26,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/net-operator-api v0.0.0-20240326163340-1f32d6bf7f9d
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/nsx-operator/pkg/apis v0.1.0
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/api v1.8.6
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/ncp v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/external/tanzu-topology v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
-	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.37.3
 	go4.org/netipx v0.0.0-20231129151722-fdeea329fbba
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230905200255-921286631fa9
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.18.0
diff --git a/pkg/services/network/network_test.go b/pkg/services/network/network_test.go
index a9a84813f7..33114c6e1f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/network/network_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/network/network_test.go
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Network provider", func() {
 				Expect(vm.Spec.Network.Interfaces[0].Network.Name).To(Equal(vSphereCluster.Name))
 				Expect(vm.Spec.Network.Interfaces[0].Network.TypeMeta.Kind).To(Equal("SubnetSet"))
 				Expect(vm.Spec.Network.Interfaces[0].Network.TypeMeta.APIVersion).To(Equal(nsxopv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String()))
-				// TODO(chrischdi): also assert group version
 			})
 		})
 	})