diff --git a/docs/src/api/essentials.md b/docs/src/api/essentials.md
index 0536da2d3..175c6680f 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/essentials.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/essentials.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Versions and Support
 ```@docs
-macos_version
+Metal.macos_version
 Metal.darwin_version
 Metal.metal_support
 Metal.metallib_support
diff --git a/lib/mtl/library.jl b/lib/mtl/library.jl
index f9037b535..60d11faa8 100644
--- a/lib/mtl/library.jl
+++ b/lib/mtl/library.jl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ end
 
 function MTLLibraryFromFile(dev::MTLDevice, path::String)
     err = Ref{id{NSError}}(nil)
-    handle = if macos_version() >= v"13"
+    handle = if Metal.macos_version() >= v"13"
         url = NSFileURL(path)
         @objc [dev::id{MTLDevice} newLibraryWithURL:url::id{NSURL}
                                      error:err::Ptr{id{NSError}}]::id{MTLLibrary}
diff --git a/src/version.jl b/src/version.jl
index 89db5876a..91108b52c 100644
--- a/src/version.jl
+++ b/src/version.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # version and support queries
 
-export macos_version
-
 @noinline function _syscall_version(name)
     size = Ref{Csize_t}()
     err = @ccall sysctlbyname(name::Cstring, C_NULL::Ptr{Cvoid}, size::Ptr{Csize_t},
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ const _darwin_version = Ref{VersionNumber}()
 
 Returns the host Darwin kernel version.
 
-See also [`macos_version`](@ref).
+See also [`Metal.macos_version`](@ref).
 """
 function darwin_version()
     if !isassigned(_darwin_version)
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ end
 
 const _macos_version = Ref{VersionNumber}()
 """
-    macos_version() -> VersionNumber
+    Metal.macos_version() -> VersionNumber
 
 Returns the host macOS version.
 
diff --git a/test/execution.jl b/test/execution.jl
index d0bd2f2c9..9ab3aa31f 100644
--- a/test/execution.jl
+++ b/test/execution.jl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ end
     Metal.code_typed(dummy, Tuple{})
     Metal.code_warntype(devnull, dummy, Tuple{})
     Metal.code_llvm(devnull, dummy, Tuple{})
-    if macos_version() >= v"13"
+    if Metal.macos_version() >= v"13"
         Metal.code_agx(devnull, dummy, Tuple{})
     end
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ end
     @device_code_typed @metal dummy()
     @device_code_warntype io=devnull @metal dummy()
     @device_code_llvm io=devnull @metal dummy()
-    if macos_version() >= v"13"
+    if Metal.macos_version() >= v"13"
         @device_code_agx io=devnull @metal dummy()
     end
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ end
     # make sure kernel name aliases are preserved in the generated code
     @test occursin("dummy", sprint(io->(@device_code_llvm io=io optimize=false @metal dummy())))
     @test occursin("dummy", sprint(io->(@device_code_llvm io=io @metal dummy())))
-    if macos_version() >= v"13"
+    if Metal.macos_version() >= v"13"
         @test occursin("dummy", sprint(io->(@device_code_agx io=io @metal dummy())))
     end
 
diff --git a/test/profiling.jl b/test/profiling.jl
index e6949e8bc..72be12ea2 100644
--- a/test/profiling.jl
+++ b/test/profiling.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using Metal: macos_version
 @testset "profiling" begin
 
 # determine if we can even run these tests
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ else
         error("Could not parse xctrace version output:\n$version_output")
     else
         xcode_version = VersionNumber(parse(Int, m.captures[1]), parse(Int, m.captures[2]))
-        if MTL.is_m1(device()) && macos_version() >= v"14.4" && xcode_version < v"15.3"
+        if MTL.is_m1(device()) && Metal.macos_version() >= v"14.4" && xcode_version < v"15.3"
             @warn "Skipping profiling tests because of an M1-related bug on macOS 14.4 and Xcode < 15.3; please upgrade Xcode first"
         else
             run_tests = true