diff --git a/src/ui/public/notify/Notifier.js b/src/ui/public/notify/Notifier.js
index a34d753b41ca..34d7ebfcc9d9 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/notify/Notifier.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/notify/Notifier.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ define(function (require) {
   var _ = require('lodash');
   var $ = require('jquery');
 
+  var metadata = require('ui/metadata');
+
   var notifs = [];
   var setTO = setTimeout;
   var clearTO = clearTimeout;
-  var version;
-  var buildNum;
+  var version = metadata.version;
+  var buildNum = metadata.buildNum;
   var consoleGroups = ('group' in window.console) && ('groupCollapsed' in window.console) && ('groupEnd' in window.console);
 
   var fatalSplashScreen = require('ui/notify/partials/fatal_splash_screen.html');
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ define(function (require) {
   }
 
   function add(notif, cb) {
+    _.set(notif, 'info.version', version);
+    _.set(notif, 'info.buildNum', buildNum);
+
     if (notif.lifetime !== Infinity) {
       notif.timerId = setTO(function () {
         closeNotif(cb, 'ignore').call(notif);
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ define(function (require) {
     return rtn;
   }
 
-  function formatInfo(version, buildNum) {
+  function formatInfo() {
     var info = [];
 
     if (!_.isUndefined(version)) {
@@ -109,10 +114,6 @@ define(function (require) {
     return err.stack;
   }
 
-  function infoAsObject(version, buildNum) {
-    return { version, buildNum };
-  }
-
   /**
    * Functionality to check that
    */
@@ -137,14 +138,6 @@ define(function (require) {
     clearTO = clear;
   };
 
-  Notifier.setVersion = function (ver) {
-    version = ver;
-  };
-
-  Notifier.setBuildNum = function (number) {
-    buildNum = number;
-  };
-
   // simply a pointer to the global notif list
   Notifier.prototype._notifs = notifs;
 
@@ -220,7 +213,7 @@ define(function (require) {
     }
 
     var html = fatalToastTemplate({
-      info: formatInfo(version, buildNum),
+      info: formatInfo(),
       msg: formatMsg(err, this.from),
       stack: formatStack(err)
     });
@@ -248,7 +241,6 @@ define(function (require) {
     return add({
       type: 'danger',
       content: formatMsg(err, this.from),
-      info: infoAsObject(version, buildNum),
       icon: 'warning',
       title: 'Error',
       lifetime: Infinity,
@@ -266,7 +258,6 @@ define(function (require) {
     return add({
       type: 'warning',
       content: formatMsg(msg, this.from),
-      info: infoAsObject(version, buildNum),
       icon: 'warning',
       title: 'Warning',
       lifetime: 10000,
@@ -283,7 +274,6 @@ define(function (require) {
     return add({
       type: 'info',
       content: formatMsg(msg, this.from),
-      info: infoAsObject(version, buildNum),
       icon: 'info-circle',
       title: 'Debug',
       lifetime: 5000,
diff --git a/src/ui/public/notify/__tests__/Notifier.js b/src/ui/public/notify/__tests__/Notifier.js
index 2d7e9b3cbb3f..3ded8ae762d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/notify/__tests__/Notifier.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/notify/__tests__/Notifier.js
@@ -7,18 +7,14 @@ describe('Notifier', function () {
   var message = 'Oh, the humanity!';
   var notifier;
   var params;
-  var version;
-  var buildNum;
+  var version = window.__KBN__.version;
+  var buildNum = window.__KBN__.buildNum;
 
   beforeEach(ngMock.module('kibana'));
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     params = { location: 'foo' };
-    version = '1.2.3';
-    buildNum = 12345;
     while (Notifier.prototype._notifs.pop()); // clear global notifications
-    Notifier.setVersion(undefined);
-    Notifier.setBuildNum(undefined);
     notifier = new Notifier(params);
   });
 
@@ -154,14 +150,12 @@ describe('Notifier', function () {
   function testVersionInfo(fnName) {
     context('when version is configured', function () {
       it('adds version to notification', function () {
-        Notifier.setVersion(version);
         var notification = notify(fnName);
         expect(notification.info.version).to.equal(version);
       });
     });
     context('when build number is configured', function () {
       it('adds buildNum to notification', function () {
-        Notifier.setBuildNum(buildNum);
         var notification = notify(fnName);
         expect(notification.info.buildNum).to.equal(buildNum);
       });
diff --git a/src/ui/public/notify/notify.js b/src/ui/public/notify/notify.js
index b8f25dc55b95..9a371eed3fdc 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/notify/notify.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/notify/notify.js
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ define(function (require) {
     return Notifier;
   });
 
-  module.run(function ($timeout, kbnVersion, buildNum) {
+  module.run(function ($timeout) {
     // provide alternate methods for setting timeouts, which will properly trigger digest cycles
     Notifier.setTimerFns($timeout, $timeout.cancel);
-    Notifier.setVersion(kbnVersion);
-    Notifier.setBuildNum(buildNum);
   });
 
   /**