diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/BUILD
index 5a76a341bb3..b757d1dad61 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/prometheus/common/expfmt:go_default_library",
@@ -30,3 +31,10 @@ filegroup(
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["testutil_test.go"],
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    deps = ["//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics:go_default_library"],
+)